Acton Regional County Municipality
| Acton | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Acton Vale |
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| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jean-Marie Laplante |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 580.73 km2 (224.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 15,381 |
| • Density | 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 0.6% |
| • Dwellings | 6,806 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website |
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Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale.[2]
Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is 26.5 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[4]
Subdivisions
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 14,475 | 96.53% |
| English only | 145 | 0.97% |
| Both English and French | 95 | 0.63% |
| Other languages | 280 | 1.87% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
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Attractions and Other Areas
La Campagnarde Trail
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141124 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 480 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2448) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ Acton RCM Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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Drummond RCM | | ||
| Les Maskoutains RCM |  |
Le Val-Saint-François RCM | ||
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| La Haute-Yamaska RCM |
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