Le Val-Saint-François (French pronunciation: [lə val sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Richmond.
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Le Val-Saint-François | |
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Regional county municipality | |
![]() Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
Effective | May 26, 1982 |
County seat | Richmond |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Claude Boucher |
Area | |
• Total | 1,416.60 km2 (546.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 30,686 |
• Density | 21.9/km2 (57/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 14,359 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Website | www |
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 31,551 (+2.8% from 2016) | 30,686 (+3.5% from 2011) | 29,654 (+2.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 1,401.56 km2 (541.15 sq mi) | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) | 1,403.96 km2 (542.07 sq mi) |
Population density | 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi) | 21.9/km2 (57/sq mi) | 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Median age | 45.2 (M: 44.8, F: 46) | 44.8 (M: 44.1, F: 45.6) | 44.1 (M: 43.3, F: 45.0) |
Total private dwellings | 13,635 | 14,359 | 13,640 |
Median household income | $60,791 | $51,834 |
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[9][3] (A) adjusted figure due to boundary changes. |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
30,405 |
27,875 | ![]() |
91.68% | 2,045 | ![]() |
6.73% | 215 | ![]() |
0.71% | 270 | ![]() |
0.89% | |||||
2011 |
29,405 |
26,800 | ![]() |
91.14% | 2,155 | ![]() |
7.33% | 260 | ![]() |
0.88% | 190 | ![]() |
0.65% | |||||
2006 |
28,760 |
25,845 | ![]() |
89.86% | 2,400 | ![]() |
8.34% | 255 | ![]() |
0.89% | 260 | ![]() |
0.90% | |||||
2001 |
27,695 |
25,055 | ![]() |
90.47% | 2,310 | ![]() |
8.34% | 175 | ![]() |
0.63% | 155 | ![]() |
0.56% | |||||
1996 |
32,875 |
29,900 | n/a | 90.95% | 2,590 | n/a | 7.88% | 260 | n/a | 0.79% | 125 | n/a | 0.38% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
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