Les Sources is a
regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, 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 r ...
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 of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada. The seat is the city of
Val-des-Sources
Val-des-Sources (), meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos (), is a town in the Estrie ( Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River."Asbestos" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Ch ...
. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (french: white gold).
The
Asbestos strike
The Asbestos strike of 1949, based in and around the town of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by asbestos miners. It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in Quebec history that helped lead to the Quiet Rev ...
, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (2)
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Danville
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Val-des-Sources
Val-des-Sources (), meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos (), is a town in the Estrie ( Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River."Asbestos" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Ch ...
;Municipalities (4)
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Ham-Sud
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Saint-Adrien
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Saint-Georges-de-Windsor
*
Wotton
;Townships (1)
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Saint-Camille
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
Language
Mother tongue (2016)
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
** None
* Principal Highways
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* Secondary Highways
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* External Routes
** None
Attractions
* Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
* Asbestos Musical Camp (Val-des-Sources)
* JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Val-des-Sources)
* The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
* Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Val-des-Sources)
* Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)
See also
*
References
External links
MRC des Sources.
Tourisme dans La MRC des Sources
Portail Régional
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