Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Sources Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is the city of Asbestos. The name changed on April 22, 2006 from Asbestos Regional County Municipality.
The Asbestos Strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.
Municipalities
*Asbestos
*Danville
*Saint-Adrien
*Saint-Camille
*Saint-Georges-de-Windsor
*Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud
*Wotton
Highways
Principal Highways in Les Sources:
*Route 116
*Route 216
*Route 249
*Route 255
*Route 257
Attractions
*Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
*Asbestos Musical Camp (Asbestos)
*JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Asbestos)
*The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
*Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Asbestos)
*Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)
Demographics
"(Statistics Canada, 2001)"
*Population: 14,535
*Population change (1996-2001): -3.1
*Dwellings: 3,375
*Area (km²): 785.96
*Density (per km²): 18.5
*National rank in terms of population: 583
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 175
urrounding Counties
*Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
External links
* [http://www.mrcdessources.com/ MRC des Sources.]
* [http://www.reseau-sadc.qc.ca/asbestos/ Tourisme dans La MRC d'Asbestos]
* [http://www.estrieplus.com/ Portail Régional]
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