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La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733
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La Haute-Yamaska
Location of La Haute-Yamaska
Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveMarch 3, 1982
County seatGranby
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPascal Russell
Area
 • Total
650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi)
 • Land636.81 km2 (245.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
88,306
 • Density138.7/km2 (359/sq mi)
 • Change
2006-2011
Increase 3.8%
 • Dwellings
40,364
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.haute-yamaska.ca
[4]

La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.

It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont left La Haute-Yamaska; it was reclassified as within the Brome-Missisquoi RCM.[5]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 80,650 91.3%
English only 2,790 3.2%
Both English and French 655 0.7%
Other languages 4,210 4.8%

Highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141094". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 470". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Haute-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality (Code 2447) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map