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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Les Appalaches
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°05′N 71°18′W / 46.083°N 71.300°W / 46.083; -71.300
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatThetford Mines
Settlements List
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectGhislain Hamel
Area
 • Total1,987.10 km (767.22 sq mi)
 • Land1,912.49 km (738.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total42,346
 • Density22.1/km (57/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016		Decrease 1.8%
 • Dwellings22,714
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc
desappalaches.ca

Les Appalaches (French pronunciation: [lez‿apalaʃ]) is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe. The county seat and largest city is Thetford Mines.

The name of the RCM is linked to its location in the Appalachian Mountains with Mounts Adstock, Caribou, Oak, and Saint-Adrien being the highest. Until 2008, it was known as L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, because of the importance of asbestos mining in the region (amiante is French for "asbestos").

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (13)
Parishes (4)

Demographics

Language

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 40,675 97.7%
English only 495 1.2%
Both English and French 145 0.3%
Other languages 325 0.8%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • External Routes
    • None

Attractions

  • Chemins Craig and Gosford Historic Route
  • Serpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological Reserve (Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine)
  • Frontenac National Park (Adstock)
  • Heritage Kinnear's Mills (Kinnear's Mills)
  • Mount Adstock (Adstock)
  • Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines (Thetford Mines)
  • Thetford Mines Bike Path (Thetford Mines)

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 403501". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Appalaches, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
L'Érable RCM Lotbinière RCM Beauce-Centre RCM
Arthabaska RCM Les Appalaches RCM Beauce-Sartigan RCM
Les Sources RCM Le Haut-Saint-François RCM Le Granit RCM


Quebec Administrative divisions of Chaudière-Appalaches  (Region 12)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec
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