L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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L'Érable (French pronunciation: [leʁabl], Maple) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Quebec City. Its seat is Plessisville.
L'Érable | |
|---|---|
 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Plessisville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Sylvain Labrecque |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 23,425 |
| • Density | 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 11,315 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (2)
- Municipalities (6)
- Parishes (2)
Demographics
Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 22,735 | 98.3% |
| English only | 150 | 0.6% |
| Both English and French | 50 | 0.2% |
| Other languages | 200 | 0.9% |
