La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

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La Haute-Yamaska
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (142, rue Dufferin, Granby): 45°24′13″N 72°43′14″W / 45.40361°N 72.72056°W / 45.40361; -72.72056
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie [1]
Incorporated March 03, 1982
County seat Granby
Communities 8
Government[1]
 • Type Prefecture
Area[1][2]
 • Total 650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi)
 • Land 636.64 km2 (245.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 85,042
 • Density 133.6/km2 (346/sq mi)
 • Change (2006-11) increase7.2%
 • Dwellings 38,099
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website ww.haute-yamaska.ca

La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Regional County Municipality seat is in Granby.

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska to Brome-Missisquoi.[3]


Contents

[edit] Subdivisions

[1]

Cities
Municipalities
Township municipalities
Village municipalities

[edit] Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 77,965 93.16%
English only 3,140 3.75%
Both English and French 350 0.42%
Other languages 2,235 2.67%

[edit] Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • External Routes:
    • None

[edit] Bordering counties

Les Maskoutains Acton
Rouville Le Val-Saint-François
   La Haute-Yamaska    
Brome-Missisquoi Memphrémagog

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Geographic code 470 in the official Répertoire des municipalités
  2. ^ a b "(Code 2447) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2447&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All. 
  3. ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_jan10.pdf
  4. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities

Coordinates: 45°23′41.6″N 72°39′44.4″W / 45.394889°N 72.662333°W / 45.394889; -72.662333

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