Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Le Haut-Saint-François (French pronunciation: [lə o sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]; The Upper Saint-François [St. Francis]) is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs through the RCM.
Le Haut-Saint-François | |
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| Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Cookshire-Eaton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Robert G. Roy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,307.50 km2 (890.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,273.39 km2 (877.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 22,335 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.2% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue data, from Canada 2016 Census:[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 19,580 | 88.3% |
| English only | 2,195 | 9.9% |
| Both English and French | 205 | 0.9% |
| Other languages | 200 | 0.9% |
