La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

La Haute-Yamaska
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective March 3, 1982
County seat Granby
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Pascal Russell
Area[2][3]
 • Total 650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi)
 • Land 636.64 km2 (245.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 85,042
 • Density 133.6/km2 (346/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings 38,099
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.haute-yamaska.ca

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 and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska to Brome-Missisquoi.[4]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (4)
Townships (1)
Villages (1)

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%

Highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

  • External Routes
    • None

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141094 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 470 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2447) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_jan10.pdf
  5. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Les Maskoutains RCM Acton RCM
Rouville RCM Le Val-Saint-François RCM
   La Haute-Yamaska RCM  
Brome-Missisquoi RCM Memphrémagog RCM


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