Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°04′N 72°50′W / 46.067°N 72.833°W / 46.067; -72.833[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecEffectiveJanuary 1, 1982County seatNicoletGovernment • TypePrefecture • PrefectAlain DrouinArea • Total1,182.20 km2 (456.45 sq mi) • Land1,007.09 km2 (388.84 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total23,159 • Density23.0/km2 (60/sq mi) • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.6% • Dwellings
11,045Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area code819Websitewww.mrcnicolet-
yamaska.qc.ca[4]

Nicolet-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.

The county seat is Nicolet.

Subdivisions

There are 16 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)
  • Nicolet
Municipalities (11)
Parishes (3)
Villages (1)
  • Saint-Célestin
First Nations Reserve (1)

(not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 22,015 97.5%
English only 210 0.9%
Both English and French 70 0.3%
Other languages 285 1.3%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141049". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Nicolet-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

  • Nicolet-Yamaska RCM official web portal


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories