L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
L'Amiante is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The seat of the county, and its biggest city, is Thetford Mines. "Amiante" is the French word for asbestos, and the RCM is adjacent to the Asbestos Regional County Municipality. This is because asbestos is abundant in the region. L'Amiante was created on January 1, 1982. Population 43,957.
Municipalities
*Adstock
*Beaulac-Garthby
*Disraeli (parish)
*Disraeli (city)
*East Broughton
*Irlande
*Kinnear's Mills
*Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus
*Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande
*Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce
*Sainte-Praxède
*Saint-Fortunat
*Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
*Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur
*Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf
*Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
*Saint-Julien
*Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
*Thetford-Mines
Highways
Highways in L'Amiante include:
*Route 108
*Route 112
*Route 165
*Route 216
*Route 263
*Route 267
*Route 269
*Route 271
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