Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Nicolet-Yamaska
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (257, rue de Mgr-Courchesne, Nicolet[1]): 46°13′40″N 72°36′49″W / 46.22778°N 72.61361°W / 46.22778; -72.61361
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
Incorporated	January 01, 1982
County seat	Nicolet
Communities	16
Government[1]
– Type	Prefecture
Area[2]
– Land	1,007.83 km2 (389.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	23,007
– Density	22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi)
– Change (2001-06)	2.0%
– Dwellings	10,350
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.mrcnicolet-yamaska.qc.ca

Nicolet-Yamaska is a Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec in Canada.

The county seat is Nicolet.

Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Nicolet

• Municipalities
  • Aston-Jonction
  • Baie-du-Febvre
  • Grand-Saint-Esprit
  • La Visitation-de-Yamaska
  • Pierreville
  • Saint-Célestin (Municipality)
  • Saint-François-du-Lac
  • Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
  • Saint-Wenceslas
  • Sainte-Eulalie
  • Sainte-Monique

• Parish municipalities
  • Saint-Elphège
  • Sainte-Perpétue
  • Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval

• Village municipalities
  • Saint-Célestin (Village)

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	21715	97.49%
English only	225	1.01%
Both English and French	40	0.18%
Other languages	295	1.32%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[3]

Autoroutes A-20 A-55

Principal Highways Route 132 Route 143 Route 155 Route 161

Secondary Highways Route 226 Route 255 Route 259

External Routes None

Bordering Counties

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
3. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Nicolet-Yamaska RCM official web portal

Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°50′W / 46.067°N 72.833°W / 46.067; -72.833