L'Érable Regional County Municipality

L'Érable (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.

L'Érable
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatPlessisville
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectSylvain Labrecque
Area
  Total1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi)
  Land1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total23,425
  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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Subdivisions

There are 11 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]

See also

References



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