Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.

Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of 8 eight smaller municipalities containing a little less than 16,000 people. The average population density is 27.4 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[1]

1 Municipalities
2 Highways
3 Attractions and Other Areas
4 Demographics
5 Surrounding Counties
6 External links

Municipalities

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The Acton Regional County Municipality uses the term "municipalité" (municipality) for each of it's eight members[2]. The original terms "town", "village", "canton", and "parish" are still commonly used. Sometimes, unofficially, the word "town" or "village" may be used to describe the built-up area within the municipality.

Towns

Acton Vale

Municipalities

Villages

Roxton Falls

Townships (Cantons)

Roxton Canton

Parishes

Highways

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Highways that run through Acton are as follows:
Autoroutes: Trans-Canada Highway #20
Primary Highways: 116, 139
Secondary Highways: 222, 241

Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

Population: 15,167
Population change (1996-2001): -0.9
Dwellings: 6,443
Area (sq. km): 580.37
Density (per sq. km.): 26.1
National rank in terms of population: 251
Provincial rank in terms of population: 89