Asbestos Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Asbestos Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is the city of Asbestos.

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

Contents 1 Communities 2 Highways 3 Attractions 4 Demographics 5 Surrounding Counties 6 External links

Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Asbestos
  • Danville

• Municipalities
  • Saint-Adrien
  • Saint-Georges-de-Windsor
  • Wotton

• Cantons
  • Saint-Camille

• Parishes
  • Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud

Highways

Highways that run through Asbestos are as follows:

• Primary Highways: #116
• Secondary Highways: #216, #249, #255, #257

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)

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

• Population: 14,535
• Population change (1996-2001): -3.1
• Dwellings: 3,375
• Area (sq. km): 785.96
• Density (per sq. km.): 18.5
• National rank in terms of population: 583
• Provincial rank in terms of population: 175

Surrounding Counties

• Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec

External links

• Tourisme dans La MRC d'Asbestos

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