Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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'''Les Sources Regional County Municipality''' is located in Central [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The regional county municipality seat is the city of [[Asbestos, Quebec|Asbestos]]. The name changed on April 22, 2006 from '''Asbestos Regional County Municipality'''.
The [[Asbestos Strike]], a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.
==Municipalities==
*[[Asbestos, Quebec|Asbestos]]
*[[Danville, Quebec|Danville]]
*[[Saint-Adrien, Quebec|Saint-Adrien]]
*[[Saint-Camille, Quebec|Saint-Camille]]
*[[Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Quebec|Saint-Georges-de-Windsor]]
*[[Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud]]
*[[Wotton, Quebec|Wotton]]
==Highways==
Principal Highways in Les Sources:
*[[Quebec Route 116|Route 116]]
*[[Quebec Route 216|Route 216]]
*[[Quebec Route 249|Route 249]]
*[[Quebec Route 255|Route 255]]
*[[Quebec Route 257|Route 257]]
==Attractions==
*Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
*Asbestos Musical Camp (Asbestos)
*JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Asbestos)
*The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
*Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Asbestos)
*Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)
==Demographics==
''([[Statistics Canada]], 2001)''
*Population: 14,535
*Population change (1996-2001): -3.1
*Dwellings: 3,375
*Area (km²): 785.96
*Density (per km²): 18.5
*National rank in terms of population: 583
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 175
==Surrounding Counties==
*[[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
==External links==
*[http://www.mrcdessources.com/ MRC des Sources.]
*[http://www.reseau-sadc.qc.ca/asbestos/ Tourisme dans La MRC d'Asbestos]
*[http://www.estrieplus.com/ Portail Régional]
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[[Category:Quebec Regional County Municipalities]]
[[Category:Estrie, Quebec]]
[[Category:Census divisions of Quebec]]
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