Les Sources Regional County Municipality


Les Sources is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Asbestos. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality.
The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns
;Municipalities
;Townships

Population

Population trend:
CensusPopulationChange
201614,286 3.2%
201114,756 2.0%
200614,466 0.5%
200114,535 3.1%
199615,005 2.4%
199115,381N/A

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
French only13,48595.3%
English only4203.0%
English and French900.6%
Other languages1501.1%

Transportation

Access Routes

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