Le Granit Regional County Municipality
| Le Granit | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°WCoordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | May 26, 1982 |
| County seat | Lac-Mégantic |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Maurice Bernier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,831.80 km2 (1,093.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,734.85 km2 (1,055.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,259 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 12,345 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Le Granit (Granite) 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.
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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