Acton
Regional county municipality
Location of Acton
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W / 45.650; -72.567[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatActon Vale
Communities
List
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJean-Marie Laplante
Area
[3]
 • Total583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi)
 • Land579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total15,594
 • Density26.9/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.4%
 • Dwellings
7,101
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes450 and 579
Websitewww.mrcacton.qc.ca
[4]

Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale.[2]

Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is 26.9 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[5]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,925 95.7%
English only 160 1.0%
Both English and French 55 0.4%
Other languages 455 2.9%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141124". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 480". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Acton, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Acton Regional County Municipality (Code 2448) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ↑ Acton RCM Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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