Arthabaska | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Location in province of Quebec. |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°05′W / 45.917°N 72.083°WCoordinates: 45°55′N 72°05′W / 45.917°N 72.083°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Victoriaville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Lionel Fréchette |
Area | |
• Total | 1,910.60 km2 (737.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,889.80 km2 (729.66 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 69,237 |
• Density | 36.6/km2 (95/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.5% |
• Dwellings | 31,901 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Website | www |
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: