Le Granit Regional County Municipality

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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W / 45.583; -70.883^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionEstrieEffectiveMay 26, 1982County seatLac-MéganticGovernment

^[2]

• TypePrefecture • PrefectMonique Pherivong LenoirArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total2,831.80 km² (1,093.36 sq mi) • Land2,735.21 km² (1,056.07 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total21,462 • Density7.8/km² (20/sq mi) • Change
2011-2016

3.4% • Dwellings

12,478Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area code819Websitewww.mrcgranit.qc.ca

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 20 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

Lac-Mégantic

Municipalities (15)

Parishes (1)

Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn

Townships (2)

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]^[5]^[3]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	21,462	3.4%
2011 revised	22,210	0.2%
2011	22,259	0.4%
2006	22,342	2.3%
2001	21,830	2.6%
1996	21,287	1.4%
1991	20,993	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	20,720	97.7%
English only	245	1.2%
English and French	85	0.4%
Other languages	155	0.7%

Transportation

Access routes

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

Autoroutes
- None

Principal highways
- R-108
- R-161

Secondary highways
- R-204
- R-212
- R-214
- R-263

External routes
- SR 27

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141079". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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