Les Sources () 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 ...
in the
Estrie
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region of
Quebec
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, 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 on the Nicolet River in the Estrie (Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada."Asbestos" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chic ...
. 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 ().
The
Asbestos strike, 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 on the Nicolet River in the Estrie (Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada."Asbestos" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chic ...
;Municipalities (4)
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Ham-Sud
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Saint-Adrien
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Saint-Georges-de-Windsor
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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
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References
External links
MRC des Sources.
Tourisme dans La MRC des Sources
Portail Régional
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