Les Appalaches () is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe. The county seat and largest city is Thetford Mines.
The name of the RCM is linked to its location in the Appalachian Mountains with Mounts Adstock, Caribou, Oak, and Saint-Adrien being the highest. Until 2008, it was known as L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, because of the importance of asbestos mining in the region (amiante is French for "asbestos").
Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (2) Disraeli Thetford Mines
Municipalities (13) Adstock Beaulac-Garthby East Broughton Irlande Kinnear's Mills Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce Saint-Fortunat Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine Saint-Julien Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
Parishes (4) Disraeli Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus Sainte-Praxède Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Demographics Language Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census
Language Population Pct (%) French only 40,675 97.7% English only 495 1.2% Both English and French 145 0.3% Other languages 325 0.8%
Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
Principal Highways
Secondary Highways
External Routes None
Attractions Chemins Craig and Gosford Historic Route Serpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological Reserve (Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine) Frontenac National Park (Adstock) Heritage Kinnear's Mills (Kinnear's Mills) Mount Adstock (Adstock) Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines (Thetford Mines) Thetford Mines Bike Path (Thetford Mines)
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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