L'Érable Regional County Municipality

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L'Érable
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W / 46.250°N 71.750°W / 46.250; -71.750[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatPlessisville
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectSylvain Labrecque
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi)
 • Land1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
23,425
 • Density18.2/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings
11,315
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrc-erable.qc.ca
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L'Érable (French pronunciation: [leʁabl], Maple) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City. Its seat is Plessisville.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 22,735 98.3%
English only 150 0.6%
Both English and French 50 0.2%
Other languages 200 0.9%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References