Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality

Les Laurentides
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W / 46.117; -74.600Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W / 46.117; -74.600[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Ronald Provost
Area[2][3]
  Total 2,599.70 km2 (1,003.75 sq mi)
  Land 2,478.67 km2 (957.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 45,157
  Density 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.3%
  Dwellings 33,866
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrclaurentides.qc.ca

Les Laurentides (The Laurentians) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. It is named after the Laurentian Mountains.

The population is 45,157 according to the Canada 2011 Census.[3]

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Transportation

Access Routes

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

  • External Routes
    • None

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