Acton
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°34′W / 45.650°N 72.567°W / 45.650; -72.567[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Acton Vale |
| Communities | List
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| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jean-Marie Laplante |
| Area | |
| • Total | 583.00 km2 (225.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 579.80 km2 (223.86 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)[3]
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| • Total | 15,594 |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 7,101 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale.[2]
Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is 26.9 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[5]
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 14,925 | 95.7% |
| English only | 160 | 1.0% |
| Both English and French | 55 | 0.4% |
| Other languages | 455 | 2.9% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]
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La Campagnarde Trail
Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
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