Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Infobox Settlement
name = Acton
(Quebec)
settlement_type = Regional County Municipality

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subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Montérégie
established_title =Incorporated
established_date =01 Jan, 1982
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population_total = 15289
population_density_km2 = 26.3
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population_blank1 =+0.8%
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population_blank2 =6727
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timezone = Eastern
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coor_type = 1037, rue Beaugrand, Acton Vale
latd=45 |latm=38 |lats=57 |latNS=N
longd=72 |longm=33 |longs=56 |longEW=W
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website = [http://www.mrcacton.qc.ca/ www.mrcacton.qc.ca]
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Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.

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 27.4 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale. [http://www.mrcacton.qc.ca/MRC.htm]

Municipalities

The Acton Regional County Municipality uses the term "municipalité" (municipality) for each of its eight members [http://www.mrcacton.qc.ca/MRC.htm] . The original terms "town", "village", "canton", and "parish" are still commonly used. Sometimes, unofficially, the word "town" or "village" may be used to describe the built-up area within the municipality.

Cities & Towns
*Acton Vale

Municipalities
*Béthanie
*Upton

Village municipalities
*Roxton Falls

Township municipalities (Cantons)
*Roxton Canton

Parish municipalities
*Sainte-Christine
*Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton
*Saint-Théodore-d'Acton

Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Highways

Highways that run through Acton are as follows:Autoroutes & Primary Highways:
jct|state=QC|A|20|TCH
jct|state=QC|QC|116
jct|state=QC|QC|139Secondary Highways:
jct|state=QC|QC|222
jct|state=QC|QC|241

urrounding Counties

* Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
* Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
* La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
* Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec

References

* [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/accueil.asp/ Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ Statistics Canada]

External links

* [http://www.mrcacton.qc.ca/ Official Web Site of Acton Regional County Municipality]