Arthabaska Regional County Municipality () is a
regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality.
Regional county municipalit ...
located in the
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du- ...
region of
Quebec
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. Its seat is
Victoriaville
Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...
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Subdivisions
There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (4)
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Daveluyville
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Kingsey Falls
Kingsey Falls, Quebec is a town in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada, with a population of 1,946 at the Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census. It is 30 km east of Drummondville and west of Quebec Route 116, Route 116. One of the largest employers ...
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Victoriaville
Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...
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Warwick
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Chesterville
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Maddington Falls
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Notre-Dame-de-Ham
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Saint-Albert
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Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
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Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick
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Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester
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Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
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Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
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Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick
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Saint-Samuel
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Saint-Valère
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Tingwick
;Parishes (4)
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Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
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Sainte-Séraphine
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Saint-Rosaire
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Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens
;Townships (1)
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Ham-Nord
Demographics
Mother tongue from
2016 Canadian Census
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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)
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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* External Routes
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See also
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References
External links
Arthabaska RCM
Répertoire des municipalités: Centre-du-Québec
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