Les Sources Regional County Municipality
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Les Sources (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Val-des-Sources. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (Template:Langx).
The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[1]
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Demographics
Population
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2016 | 14,286 | Decrease 3.2% |
| 2011 | 14,756 | Increase 2.0% |
| 2006 | 14,466 | Decrease 0.5% |
| 2001 | 14,535 | Decrease 3.1% |
| 1996 | 15,005 | Decrease 2.4% |
| 1991 | 15,381 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 13,485 | 95.3% |
| English only | 420 | 3.0% |
| English and French | 90 | 0.6% |
| Other languages | 150 | 1.1% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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Attractions
- Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
- Asbestos Musical Camp (Val-des-Sources)
- JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Val-des-Sources)
- The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
- Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Val-des-Sources)
- Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)
See also
References
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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External links
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