Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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 | |
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 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | May 26, 1982 |
| County seat | Richmond |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Claude Boucher |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,416.60 km2 (546.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 30,686 |
| • Density | 21.9/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 14,359 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Val-Saint-François community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 31,551 (+2.8% from 2016) | 30,686 (+3.5% from 2011) | 29,654 (+2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,401.56 km2 (541.15 sq mi) | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) | 1,403.96 km2 (542.07 sq mi) |
| Population density | 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi) | 21.9/km2 (57/sq mi) | 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.2 (M: 44.8, F: 46.0) | 44.8 (M: 44.1, F: 45.6) | 44.1 (M: 43.3, F: 45.0) |
| Private dwellings | 14,813 (total) 13,635 (occupied) | 14,359 (total) | 13,640 (total) |
| Median household income | $72,500 | $60,791 | $51,834 |
Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
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| 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% | |||||
