Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Drummond
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (436, rue Lindsay, Drummondville[1]): 45°52′50″N 72°29′01″W / 45.88056°N 72.48361°W / 45.88056; -72.48361
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
Incorporated           January 01, 1982
County seat Drummondville
Communities 18
Government[1]
 – Type Prefecture
Area[2]
 – Land 1,600.07 km2 (617.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 – Total 92,982
 – Density 58.1/km2 (150.5/sq mi)
 – Change (2001-06) increase5.9%
 – Dwellings 41,980
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.mrcdrummond.qc.ca

Drummond is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Drummondville.

Contents

Communities

  • Parish municipalities
    • Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil
    • Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults
    • Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham
    • Saint-Lucien
    • Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
    • Saint-Pie-de-Guire

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 87140 95.70%
English only 1165 1.28%
Both English and French 275 0.30%
Other languages 2475 2.72%

Access Routes

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

  • External Routes
    • None

Bordering Counties

References


Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°29′W / 45.883°N 72.483°W / 45.883; -72.483


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