Acton Regional County Municipality

Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale.[2]

Acton
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatActon Vale
Communities
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectJean-Marie Laplante
Area
  Total583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi)
  Land579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total15,594
  Density26.9/km2 (70/sq mi)
  Change
2011-2016
1.4%
  Dwellings
7,101
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.mrcacton.qc.ca
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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]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,925 95.7%
English only 160 1.0%
Both English and French 55 0.4%
Other languages 455 2.9%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

See also

References



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