L'Érable Regional County Municipality
L'Érable (Maple) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City. Its seat is Plessisville.
L'Érable | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Plessisville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Sylvain Labrecque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 23,425 |
| • Density | 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 11,315 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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