Acton Vale, Quebec
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Municipal library of Acton Vale
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 Acton Vale
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W | ||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie | |
| RCM | Acton | |
| Constituted | January 26, 2000 | |
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| • Mayor | Éric Charbonneau | |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | |
| • Prov. riding | Johnson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 91.20 km2 (35.21 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 90.98 km2 (35.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 7,664 | |
| • Density | 84.2/km2 (218/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.1% |
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| • Dwellings | 3,489 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0H | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | |
| Highways |
 Route 116 Route 139
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| Website | www |
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Acton Vale is an industrial town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Acton (MRC d'Acton) and is in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 7,664. The town covers an area of 90.96 km².
By road, Acton Vale is 100 km from the province's largest city Montreal, 190 km from the provincial capital Quebec City, and 100 km from the United States border.
Founded in 1862, the town was named for Acton, a suburb of London, England. The name is a derivative of Oak town, which became Acton. It has shoe, rubber, and woolen industries. The town was formerly a copper-mining center.
Population trend:
(R) Revised count - Statistics Canada - February 10, 2009.
(+) Amalgamation of the City of Acton Vale and the Parish of Saint-André-d’Acton on January 26, 2000.
Mother tongue language (2006)
The town of Acton Vale counts several places of worships;
La Pensée de Bagot is the local newspaper for Acton Vale and the region.
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