Val-des-Sources

Val-des-Sources
Town
Scene from Val-des-Sources
Coat of arms Logo
Motto:  Non deserit alta
Location within Les Sources RCM.
Val-des-Sources Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N 71°56′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Les Sources
Constituted	December 8, 1999
Name change	December 15, 2020
Government
• Mayor	Hugues Grimard
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area
• Town	31.70 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
• Land	30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Town	7,088
• Density	234.3/km2 (607/sq mi)
• Urban	5,623
• Pop 2016-2021	4.5%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J1T
Area code	819
Highways	R-249 R-255
Website	valdessources.ca

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Canada's biggest power shovel loading an ore train with asbestos at the Jeffrey Mine, Johns-Manville Co., Asbestos, Quebec, June 1944.

Dimensions of the mine in August 2011: width 2 km (1.2 mi), depth 370 metres (1,210 ft).

Val-des-Sources (French pronunciation: [val de suʁs]), meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos (pronounced [asbɛstɔs]), is a town on the Nicolet River in the Estrie (Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. The town is the seat of Les Sources Regional County Municipality, formerly known as the Asbestos Regional County Municipality. The town covers an area of 30.25 square kilometres (11.68 mi²), including land acquired due to the merger of the City of Asbestos with the Municipality of Trois-Lacs on December 8, 1999.

At the 2021 census, 7,088 people resided in the town. 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.

Due to the negative connotations of the name Asbestos, discussions took place around whether the town should be renamed. A municipal referendum held in October 2020 selected Val-des-Sources as the new name. The change came into effect on December 15, 2020.