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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).

Les Sources
Regional county municipality

Coordinates: 45°44′N 71°48′W / 45.733°N 71.800°W / 45.733; -71.800^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Val-des-Sources
Government ^[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Hugues Grimard
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	792.90 km² (306.14 sq mi)
• Land	787.13 km² (303.91 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[3]
• Total	14,286
• Density	18.1/km² (47/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.2%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrcdessources.com
^[4]

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

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

Municipalities (4)

Townships (1)

Saint-Camille

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]^[3]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	14,286	3.2%
2011	14,756	2.0%
2006	14,466	0.5%
2001	14,535	3.1%
1996	15,005	2.4%
1991	15,381	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	13,485	95.3%
English only	420	3.0%
English and French	90	0.6%
Other languages	150	1.1%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Autoroutes
- None

Principal Highways
- R-116

Secondary Highways
- R-216
- R-249
- R-255
- R-257

External Routes
- None

Attractions

Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
Asbestos Musical Camp (Val-des-Sources)
JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Val-des-Sources)
The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Val-des-Sources)
Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)

See also

List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 394146". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Les Sources (Asbestos) Regional County Municipality, Quebec
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

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