Le Granit Regional County Municipality

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Le Granit (Template:IPA, Template:Lit) 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:<ref name="mamrot"/>

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Cities & Towns (1)

Lac-Mégantic

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Municipalities (15)

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Parishes (1)

Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn

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Townships (2)

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Demographics

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Population

Population trend:<ref>Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census</ref><ref name="cp2011"/><ref name="census2016"/>

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	21,462	Template:Decrease 3.4%
2011 revised	22,210	Template:Decrease 0.2%
2011	22,259	Template:Decrease 0.4%
2006	22,342	Template:Increase 2.3%
2001	21,830	Template:Increase 2.6%
1996	21,287	Template:Increase 1.4%
1991	20,993	N/A

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Language

Mother tongue (2016)<ref name="census2016"/>

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%

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Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:<ref>Official Transport Quebec Road Map</ref>

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