Le Granit (Granite) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141079". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Granit Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Granit, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map