Les Sources Regional County Municipality

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Country Canada Effective January 1, 1982 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 792.9 km² Province Québec RCM Estrie		Region Estrie County seat Asbestos Website www.mrcdessources.com Population 14,756 (2011) Area code 819

Weather -7°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 93% Humidity

Les Sources is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Asbestos. 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.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:

Population

Population trend:

Language

Mother tongue (2011)

Access Routes

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

Attractions

Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)

Asbestos Musical Camp (Asbestos)

JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Asbestos)

The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)

Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Asbestos)

Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)

References

Les Sources Regional County Municipality Wikipedia

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