Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Saint-François
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°W / 45.467; -71.533Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°W / 45.467; -71.533[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Cookshire-Eaton
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Nicole Robert
Area[2][3]
 • Total 2,307.50 km2 (890.93 sq mi)
 • Land 2,275.88 km2 (878.72 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 22,065
 • Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.5%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrchsf.com

Le Haut-Saint-François (The Upper Saint-François [St. Francis]) is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs though the RCM.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 18,740 87.32%
English only 2,140 9.97%
Both English and French 160 0.75%
Other languages 420 1.96%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • Autoroutes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141077 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
  3. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Les Sources RCM Les Appalaches RCM
Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Sherbrooke TE		 Le Granit RCM
   Le Haut-Saint-François RCM  
Coaticook RCM  United States
New Hampshire Coos County, New Hampshire


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