Le Haut-Saint-François (; ''The Upper Saint-François
t. Francis'' is a
regional county municipality in southeastern
Quebec
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, Canada in the
Estrie
Estrie () is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Angl ...
region. Its seat is in
Cookshire-Eaton
Cookshire-Eaton is a city (Quebec), city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is located there.
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, o ...
, and it is named for the
Saint-François River which runs through the RCM.
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & towns (3)
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Cookshire-Eaton
Cookshire-Eaton is a city (Quebec), city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is located there.
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, o ...
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East Angus
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Scotstown
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Ascot Corner
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Bury
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*The burial of human remains
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Places England
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* Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire
** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...
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Chartierville
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Dudswell
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La Patrie
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Newport
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Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton
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Weedon
;Townships (3)
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Hampden
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Lingwick
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Westbury
Demographics
Mother tongue data, from
Canada 2016 Census
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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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* Autoroutes
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* Principal highways
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* Secondary highways
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* External routes
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See also
* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
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