Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality

Le Val-Saint-François (French pronunciation: ​[lə val sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Richmond.

Le Val-Saint-François
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveMay 26, 1982
County seatRichmond
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectClaude Boucher
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,416.60 km2 (546.95 sq mi)
 • Land1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total30,686
 • Density21.9/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 3.5%
 • Dwellings
14,359
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.val-saint-francois.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality community profile
20162011
Population30,686 (+3.5% from 2011)29,654 (+2.2% from 2006)
Land area1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi)1,403.96 km2 (542.07 sq mi)
Population density21.9/km2 (57/sq mi)21.1/km2 (55/sq mi)
Median age44.8 (M: 44.1, F: 45.6)44.1 (M: 43.3, F: 45.0)
Total private dwellings14,35913,640
Median household income$60,791$51,834
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 32,304—    
1996 33,422+3.5%
1996A 28,143−15.8%
2001 28,176+0.1%
YearPop.±%
2001A 28,383+0.7%
2006 29,023+2.3%
2011 29,654+2.2%
2016 30,686+3.5%
[8][3]
(A) adjusted figure due to boundary changes.

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
30,405
 27,875 4.0% 91.68% 2,045 5.1% 6.73% 215 17.3% 0.71% 270 42.1% 0.89%
2011
29,405
 26,800 3.6% 91.14% 2,155 10.2% 7.33% 260 1.9% 0.88% 190 26.9% 0.65%
2006
28,760
 25,845 3.1% 89.86% 2,400 3.8% 8.34% 255 31.4% 0.89% 260 40.4% 0.90%
2001
27,695
 25,055 16.2% 90.47% 2,310 10.8% 8.34% 175 32.7% 0.63% 155 19.4% 0.56%
1996
32,875
 29,900 n/a 90.95% 2,590 n/a 7.88% 260 n/a 0.79% 125 n/a 0.38%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141065 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Val-Saint-François, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map.



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