Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit (Granite) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic.
Subdivisions
There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:
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LanguageMother tongue (2016)
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Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141079". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Granit Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Granit, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map