Les Laurentides
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W / 46.117; -74.600[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatMont-Blanc
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectRonald Provost
Area
[2][3]
 • Total2,599.70 km2 (1,003.75 sq mi)
 • Land2,457.53 km2 (948.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total50,777
 • Density20.7/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 10.6%
 • Dwellings
37,057
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrclaurentides.qc.ca

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.

The population was 50,777 according to the 2021 Canadian Census.[3]

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141069". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 780". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Les Laurentides, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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