Les Laurentides (English: The Laurentians) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Mont-Blanc. It is named after the Laurentian Mountains.
Les Laurentides | |
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 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Mont-Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Ronald Provost |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,599.70 km2 (1,003.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,457.53 km2 (948.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 50,777 |
| • Density | 20.7/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  10.6% |
| • Dwellings | 37,057 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
The population was 50,777 according to the 2021 Canadian Census.[3]
Subdivisions
editThere are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Transportation
editAccess routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141069". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 780". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Les Laurentides, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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