Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The regional county municipality seat is Victoriaville. A report released in early 2008 by Maclean's magazine lists Arthabaska as the worst place in Canada for murder per capita.

Communities

Cities
*Daveluyville
*Kingsey Falls
*Victoriaville
*Warwick

Municipalities
*Chesterville
*Notre-Dame-de-Ham
*Saint Albert
*Sainte-Anne-du-Sault
*Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
*Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
*Saint-Valère
*Tingwick

Village municipality
*Norbertville

Township municipalities
*Chester-Est
*Ham-Nord
*Maddington

Parish municipalities
*Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
*Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick
*Sainte-Séraphine
*Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
*Saint-Rosaire
*Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick
*Saint-Samuel
*Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens

Highways

Principal Highways in Arthabaska:
*Autoroute 20
*Autoroute 955
*Route 116
*Route 122
*Route 161
*Route 162
*Route 165

Secondary Highways:
*Route 216
*Route 218
*Route 255
*Route 261
*Route 263

Attractions

*Cinq-Chicots School of the Row (Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska)
*LaPierre Mill (Norbertville)
*Laurier Museum (Victoriaville)
*Marie-Victorin Park (Kingsey Falls)
*Postes Pavilion Hotel (Victoriaville)
*Rivière Nicolet Trout Fishing Post (Notre-Dame-de-Ham)
*Saint-Michel Mountain (Victoriaville)
*St-Médard Church (1874) (Warwick)

Demographics

"(Statistics Canada, 2001)"
*Population: 64,089
*Population change (1996-2001): 1.9
*Dwellings: 27,471
*Area (km²): 1,888.00
*Density (per km².): 33.9
*National rank in terms of population: 91
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 24

urrounding Counties

*Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Asbestos Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Bécancour Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec

External links

*en icon [http://www.regiondesboisfrancs.com/e-13artha.html Arthabaska RCM]