Asbestos Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Asbestos Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is the city of Asbestos.
The Asbestos Strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.
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Highways
Highways that run through Asbestos are as follows:
- Primary Highways: #116
- Secondary Highways: #216, #249, #255, #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 Musuem Mine History (Asbestos)
- Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)
Demographics
- Population: 14,535
- Population change (1996-2001): -3.1
- Dwellings: 3,375
- Area (sq. km): 785.96
- Density (per sq. km.): 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 link
Tourisme dans La MRC d'Asbestos (http://www.reseau-sadc.qc.ca/asbestos/)