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Coordinates: 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 |
Communities | List
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Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Marie Laplante |
Area | |
• Total | 583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi) |
• Land | 579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 15,594 |
• Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 1.4% |
• Dwellings | 7,101 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Area codes | 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 26.9 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale. [5]
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]
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Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census [3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 14,925 | 95.7% |
English only | 160 | 1.0% |
Both English and French | 55 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 455 | 2.9% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [6]
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La Campagnarde Trail