Acton | |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Acton Vale |
| Communities | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jean-Marie Laplante |
| Area | |
• Total | 583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 15,594 |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 7,101 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale.[2]
Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is 26.9 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 480". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Acton, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Acton Regional County Municipality (Code 2448) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Acton RCM Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine