Les Sources Regional County Municipality

Les Sources
Location of Les Sources
Coordinates: 45°44′N 71°48′W / 45.733°N 71.800°W / 45.733; -71.800[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatVal-des-Sources
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHugues Grimard
Area
 • Total
792.90 km2 (306.14 sq mi)
 • Land787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
14,286
 • Density18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 3.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcdessources.com
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Les Sources is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Val-des-Sources. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (French: white gold).

The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Les Sources Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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