The term regional county municipality or RCM ( French : municipalité régionale de comté, MRC ) is used in Quebec , Canada to refer to one of 87 county -like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality .
11-614: Memphrémagog is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec , Canada . After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended. the state of Vermont was established in 1791. The border of Lower Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north latitude . The territory immediately adjacent to it became part of Quebec in 1848. There are 17 subdivisions within
22-454: A unique five-digit geographical code. The first two digits are the code of the census division in which the municipality is located. For a list of all municipalities in Quebec together with their legal status , geographical code and date of incorporation, see List of the official municipalities of Québec , Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ). The ISQ includes the six Indian settlements in
33-560: Is divided into 98 CDs, each of which is assigned a unique two-digit geographical code. For the most part, Census Divisions consist of a single RCM or TE (territory equivalent to an RCM), exactly as defined above. The only exceptions are five census divisions divided into 11 RCMs or TEs, two or three each. For a list, see List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec used as census divisions . All local municipalities, equivalent Aboriginal territories, Indian settlements and unorganized territories in Quebec are assigned
44-538: Is the governmental statistics agency of the Canadian province of Quebec . It is responsible for producing, analyzing, and publishing official statistics to enhance knowledge, discussion and decision-making. The 1998 law that established it (with effect on April 1, 1999) states that it can also be referred to as Statistique Québec . It is part of the Ministry of Finance of Quebec . It grouped together four previous entities:
55-418: Is usually elected by and from the council by secret ballot. Universal suffrage may also be used. The warden's term is two years when elected by council or four years when elected by universal suffrage. A MRC must: RCMs, in their definition as political units, do not cover the entire territory of Quebec. The local municipalities of Quebec (and equivalent Aboriginal territories) not belonging to an RCM fall into
66-467: The RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: Regional county municipality Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality , and act as the local municipality in unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities
77-505: The following categories: For provincial statistical purposes, the Institut de la Statistique du Québec uses the following system so that the entire territory of Quebec is divided into 104 units known as municipalités régionales de comté géographiques (MRCG) "geographical regional county municipalities". Indian reserves which would, but for their status as Indian reserves, belong to a certain RCM in
88-537: The list, whereas the Répertoire des municipalités of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales does not list them as separate from the legal municipalities or unorganized territories in which they are located. Both sources include all other types of Aboriginal communities. Institut de la Statistique du Qu%C3%A9bec The Institut de la statistique du Québec (or Quebec Statistical Institute in translation)
99-463: The political sense are included in the geographical RCM corresponding to that RCM. There are 86 MRCGs of this kind, one for each RCM. The rest of the province is grouped into 16 " territories equivalent to an RCM " (French: territoires équivalents à une MRC or territoires équivalents , abbreviated TÉ ), which are also considered to be MRCGs. This is done as follows. Census divisions (CDs) are used for statistical purposes by Statistics Canada. Quebec
110-450: The territory of an RCM but not juridically part of it. Where complete territorial coverage is desired, for example for the census, the Indian reserve enclaves are added in to create "geographical RCMs", and the urban agglomerations are considered to be "territories equivalent to an RCM". The council of a RCM is composed of the mayors of the member municipalities as well as the warden. The warden
121-433: Was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the historic counties of Quebec . In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a census division ; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality ( hors MRC ). This includes some municipalities within urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian reserves that are enclaves within
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