Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality

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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.

Le Val-Saint-François
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W / 45.567°N 72.017°W / 45.567; -72.017^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Effective	May 26, 1982
County seat	Richmond
Government ^[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Claude Boucher
Area ^[2]^[3]
• 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	3.5%
• Dwellings	14,359
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.val-saint-francois.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3)

Municipalities (10)

Townships (3)

Villages (2)

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Le Val-Saint-François community profile

	2021	2016	2011
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: 46.0)	44.8 (M: 44.1, F: 45.6)	44.1 (M: 43.3, F: 45.0)
Private dwellings	14,813 (total) 13,635 (occupied)	14,359 (total)	13,640 (total)
Median household income	$72,500	$60,791	$51,834

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7]^[8]

Historical Census Data - Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	32,304	—
1996	33,422	+3.5%
1996A	28,143	−15.8%
2001	28,176	+0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001A	28,383	+0.7%
2006	29,023	+2.3%
2011	29,654	+2.2%
2016	30,686	+3.5%

^[9]^[3]

(A) adjusted figure due to boundary changes.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec^[9]^[3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		30,405		27,875	4.0%	91.68%		2,045	5.1%	6.73%		215	17.3%	0.71%		270	42.1%	0.89%
2011		29,405		26,800	3.6%	91.14%		2,155	10.2%	7.33%		260	1.9%	0.88%		190	26.9%	0.65%
2006		28,760		25,845	3.1%	89.86%		2,400	3.8%	8.34%		255	31.4%	0.89%		260	40.4%	0.90%
2001		27,695		25,055	16.2%	90.47%		2,310	10.8%	8.34%		175	32.7%	0.63%		155	19.4%	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%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[10]

Autoroutes
- A-55

Principal Highways
- R-116
- R-143

Secondary Highways
- R-216
- R-220
- R-222
- R-243
- R-249

External Routes
- None

See also

List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141065". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Val-Saint-François, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map.

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