Le Granit Regional County Municipality


Le Granit is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns
;Municipalities
;Parishes
;Townships

Population

Population trend:
CensusPopulationChange
201621,462 3.4%
2011 revised22,210 0.2%
201122,259 0.4%
200622,342 2.3%
200121,830 2.6%
199621,287 1.4%
199120,993N/A

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
French only20,72097.7%
English only2451.2%
English and French850.4%
Other languages1550.7%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: