Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
| Le Haut-Saint-François | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°WCoordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Cookshire-Eaton |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Nicole Robert |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 2,307.50 km2 (890.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,275.88 km2 (878.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 22,065 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.5% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website |
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Le Haut-Saint-François (The Upper Saint-François [St. Francis]) is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs though the RCM.
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 18,740 | 87.32% |
| English only | 2,140 | 9.97% |
| Both English and French | 160 | 0.75% |
| Other languages | 420 | 1.96% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141077 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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Les Sources RCM | Les Appalaches RCM | | |
| Le Val-Saint-François RCM Sherbrooke TE |
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| Coaticook RCM |  United States  Coos County, New Hampshire |
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