Asbestos, Quebec
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Asbestos, Quebec
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| Coordinates (345, boulevard Saint-Luc[1]): 45°46′N 71°56′W / 45.767°N 71.933°WCoordinates: 45°46′N 71°56′W / 45.767°N 71.933°W[2] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Les Sources |
| Constituted | December 8, 1999 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Hugues Grimard |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area[1][3] | |
| • City | 31.70 km2 (12.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 29.67 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • City | 7,096 |
| • Density | 239.1/km2 (619/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,017 |
| • Change (2006–11) |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 3,467 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J1T |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www.ville.asbestos.qc.ca |
Asbestos is a Canadian town located in the Estrie region of southeastern Quebec on the Nicolet River. Asbestos is the seat of Les Sources Regional County Municipality, formerly known as the Asbestos Regional County Municipality.
As of the 2006 census, 6,819 people resided in the town of Asbestos. The town covers an area of 29.67 square kilometres (11.46 sq mi). It is situated in the centre of a square formed by the cities of Drummondville, Sherbrooke and Victoriaville, and the Nicolet River to the north. It is the site of the Jeffrey Mine, until recently the world's largest asbestos mine,[4] which has long been the town's largest employer, and of the now-closed Magnola magnesium refinery. It was the site of the famous 1949 Asbestos Strike.
During the 1960s, as the town was thriving, it could afford to expand and invest in its infrastructure and artistic patrimony. As such, it provided itself with a new modern town-hall, adorned with a grand mural in the main hallway by the artist Denis Juneau, as well as some ceramic pieces in the church by the famed ceramist Claude Vermette.
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- ^ a b c Geographic code 40043 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ^ Reference number 2261 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ a b "(Code 2440043) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2440043&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All.
- ^ Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.) (2006-03-05). Industrial minerals & rocks: commodities, markets, and uses. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-87335-233-8. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zNicdkuulE4C&pg=PA196&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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