Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

Nicolet-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.

Nicolet-Yamaska
Regional county municipality
Location of Nicolet-Yamaska
Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatNicolet
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectAlain Drouin
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,182.20 km2 (456.45 sq mi)
 • Land1,007.09 km2 (388.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total23,159
 • Density23.0/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.6%
 • Dwellings
11,045
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcnicolet-
yamaska.qc.ca
[4]

The county seat is Nicolet.

Subdivisions

There are 16 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 22,015 97.5%
English only 210 0.9%
Both English and French 70 0.3%
Other languages 285 1.3%

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 141049 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Nicolet-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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