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 19 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (1) Lac-Mégantic
Municipalities (15) Audet Frontenac Lac-Drolet Lambton Milan Nantes Notre-Dame-des-Bois Piopolis Saint-Ludger Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Saint-Romain Saint-Sébastien Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton Stornoway Val-Racine
Parishes (1) Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Townships (2) Marston Stratford
Demographics
Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
Census Population Change (%) 2016 21,462 3.4% 2011 revised 22,210 0.2% 2011 22,259 0.4% 2006 22,342 2.3% 2001 21,830 2.6% 1996 21,287 1.4% 1991 20,993 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016)
Language Population Pct (%) French only 20,720 97.7% English only 245 1.2% English and French 85 0.4% Other languages 155 0.7%
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
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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