Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
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| Le Haut-Richelieu | |
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| Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°WCoordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Dolbec |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 999.70 km2 (385.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 114,344 |
| • Density | 122.1/km2 (316/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  5.0% |
| • Dwellings | 50,665 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www.mrchr.qc.ca |
Le Haut-Richelieu (Upper Richelieu) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.
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Subdivisions [edit]
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics [edit]
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 100,475 | 93.57% |
| English only | 3,355 | 3.12% |
| Both English and French | 695 | 0.65% |
| Other languages | 2,865 | 2.67% |
Transportation [edit]
Access Routes [edit]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
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References [edit]
- ^ Reference number 141078 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 560 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ^ a b "(Code 2456) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "(Code 2456) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Statistics Canada. 2007.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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