Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.
Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little less than 16,000 people. The average population density is 27.4 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[1]
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[edit] Municipalities
The Acton Regional County Municipality uses the term "municipalité" (municipality) for each of its eight members[2]. The original terms "town", "village", "canton", and "parish" are still commonly used. Sometimes, unofficially, the word "town" or "village" may be used to describe the built-up area within the municipality.
Towns
Municipalities
Villages
Townships (Cantons)
Parishes
[edit] Highways
Highways that run through Acton are as follows:
Autoroutes: Trans-Canada Highway #20
Primary Highways: 116, 139
Secondary Highways: 222, 241
[edit] Attractions and Other Areas
La Campagnarde Trail
[edit] Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
Population: 15,167
Population change (1996-2001): -0.9
Dwellings: 6,443
Area (km²): 580.37
Density (per km².): 26.1
National rank in terms of population: 251
Provincial rank in terms of population: 89
[edit] Surrounding Counties
Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec
[edit] External links
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Longueuil City | Acton | Le Bas-Richelieu | Beauharnois-Salaberry | Brome-Missisquoi | La Haute-Yamaska | Le Haut-Richelieu | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | Les Jardins-de-Napierville | Lajemmerais | Les Maskoutains | Roussillon | Rouville | La Vallée-du-Richelieu | Vaudreuil-Soulanges Neighbouring regions: Estrie | Montreal | Outaouais | Laurentides | Centre-du-Québec |
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