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Arthabaska | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°05′W / 45.917°N 72.083°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Victoriaville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Lionel Fréchette |
Area | |
• Total | 1,910.60 km2 (737.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,890.18 km2 (729.80 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 72,014 |
• Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 4.0% |
• Dwellings | 33,483 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website |
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Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville. [2]
There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]
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Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census [3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 69,175 | 97.1% |
English only | 520 | 0.7% |
Both English and French | 215 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,335 | 1.9% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [5]
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