Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality Explained

Les Laurentides
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.1167°N -110°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Laurentides
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1983
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Mont-Blanc
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Ronald Provost
Area Total Km2:2599.70
Area Land Km2:2457.53
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:50,777
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:20.7
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2016-2021
Population Blank1: 10.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:37,057
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:819

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.[1]

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (14)
Townships (2)
Villages (1)
Indian Reserves (1)

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[2]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census: Les Laurentides, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec ]. Statistics Canada . September 8, 2021.
  2. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map