Asbestos, Quebec 1519791 217974702 2008-06-08T16:06:10Z Alaibot 1324179 Robot: sorting stub (based on existing categorisation) {{Infobox Settlement <!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = <!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in --> |official_name = Ville d'Asbestos |other_name = |native_name = <!-- if different from the English name --> |nickname = |settlement_type = <!-- e.g. Town, Village, City, etc.--> |total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows --> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Canada}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Quebec}} |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = [[Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Les Sources Regional County]] <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = |parts_style = <!-- =list (for list), coll (for collapsed list), para (for paragraph format) Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5--> |parts = <!-- parts text, or header for parts list --> |p1 = |p2 = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 =29.67 <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = <!-- Elevation --------------------------> |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =6819 |population_urban =7017 |population_density_km2 =229.8 <!--For automatic calculation, any density field may contain: auto --> |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]] (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coor_type = <!-- can be used to specify what the coordinates refer to --> |latd=45|latm=47 |lats= |latNS=N |longd=71 |longm=56 |longs= |longEW=W <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = [http://www.ville.asbestos.qc.ca/ www.ville.asbestos.qc.ca] |footnotes = }} '''Asbestos''' ([[Canada 2006 Census|2006 population]] 6,819; [[Urban area|UA]] population 7,017) is a [[town]] in southeastern [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] on the [[Nicolet River]] and is the seat of the [[Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Les Sources Regional County Municipality]] or MRC des Sources, formerly the Asbestos Regional County Municipality or MRC d'Asbestos. The town covers an area of {{convert|29.67|km2|sqmi}}. It is located in the centre of a square formed by the cities of [[Drummondville, Quebec|Drummondville]], [[Sherbrooke, Quebec|Sherbrooke]] and [[Victoriaville, Quebec|Victoriaville]], and the Nicolet River to the North. It is the site of the [[Jeffrey Mine]], the world's largest [[asbestos]] mine, which has long been the town's largest employer, and of the now-closed Magnola [[magnesium]] refinery. It was the site of the famous [[1949]] [[Asbestos Strike]]. Despite this some townspeople support changing the town's name due to the negative connotations asbestos has. ==Demographics== {{Canada_CP_2006|pop=6,819|popDelta=3.6%|popDensity=229.8|popRank=530th| landArea=29.67|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A| privateDwell=3,429|privateDwellusual=3,230|medianHHIncome=N/A}} :::N/A = Data not available ==Communities== *'''''Asbestos''''' *[[Trois-Lacs, Quebec|Trois-Lacs]] {| width=75% border = 2 align="center" |- | width=35% align="center" | | width=30% align="center" | '''North:''' ''[[Nicolet River]]'' | width=35% align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''West:''' [[Danville, Quebec|Danville]] | align="center" | '''Asbestos''' | align="center" | '''East:''' [[Wotton, Quebec|Wotton]] |- | align="center" | | align="center" | '''South:''' [[Danville, Quebec|Danville]] | align="center" | |} ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.ville.asbestos.qc.ca/ Town of Asbestos official site.] *[http://www.townshipsheritage.com/Eng/Hist/Industries/jeffrey.html Townships Heritage: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos.] *[http://www.mrcdessources.com/ MRC des Sources.] {{Subdivisions of Quebec|region=Estrie}} {{coor title dm|45|47|N|71|56|W|region:CA_type:city}} [[Category:Cities in Quebec]] [[Category:Incorporated places in Estrie]] [[Category:Asbestos]] [[Category:Mining communities in Quebec]] {{Estrie-geo-stub}} [[fr:Asbestos]] [[pt:Asbestos (Quebec)]] [[vo:Asbestos]]