Arthabaska Regional County Municipality

Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.[2]

Arthabaska
Regional county municipality
Location in Quebec
Location in Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°05′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatVictoriaville
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectLionel Fréchette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,910.60 km2 (737.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,890.18 km2 (729.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total72,014
 • Density38.1/km2 (99/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 4.0%
 • Dwellings
33,483
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrc-arthabaska.qc.ca
[4]

Subdivisions

There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 69,175 97.1%
English only 520 0.7%
Both English and French 215 0.3%
Other languages 1,335 1.9%

Attractions
  • Cinq-Chicots School of the Row (Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska)
  • LaPierre Mill (Norbertville)
  • Laurier Museum (Victoriaville)
  • Marie-Victorin Park (Kingsey Falls)
  • Postes Pavilion Hotel (Victoriaville)
  • Rivière Nicolet Trout Fishing Post (Notre-Dame-de-Ham)
  • Saint-Michel Mountain (Victoriaville)
  • St-Médard Church (1874) (Warwick)

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141121 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 390 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Arthabaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. "Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (Code 2439) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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