Acton Regional County Municipality

Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W / 45.650; -72.567[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionMontérégieEffectiveJanuary 1, 1982County seatActon ValeCommunities
List
  • City
  • Acton Vale
  •  
  • Municipalities
  • Béthanie
  • Saint-Théodore-d'Acton
  • Upton
  •  
  • Parishes
  • Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton
  • Sainte-Christine
  •  
  • Townships
  • Roxton Canton
  •  
  • Villages
  • Roxton Falls
Government • TypePrefecture • PrefectJean-Marie LaplanteArea • Total583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi) • Land579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total15,594 • Density26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.4% • Dwellings
7,101Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area codes450 and 579Websitewww.mrcacton.qc.ca[4]

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]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (3)
Parishes (2)
Townships (1)
Villages (1)

Demographics

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,925 95.7%
English only 160 1.0%
Both English and French 55 0.4%
Other languages 455 2.9%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

  • External Routes
    • None

Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141124". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 480". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Acton, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Acton Regional County Municipality (Code 2448) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Acton RCM Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

  • (in French) Official Web Site of Acton Regional County Municipality


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories


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