Laurentides (region)

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The Laurentians (French: Laurentides) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains. It has a total land area of 20,744.29 km² (8,009.42 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 511,276 inhabitants.

The area was inhabited by the Montagnais First Nations tribe, until the French settled it in the first half of the 19th century, establishing an agricultural presence throughout the valleys. During the 20th century, the area also became a popular tourist destination, based on a cottage and lake culture in the summer, and a downhill and cross-country ski culture in the winter. Ski resorts include St-Sauveur, Mont Tremblant and Gray Rocks.

The Laurentides still offer a weekend escape for Montrealers and tourists from New England to Ontario, though with the building of a major highway through the area in the 1970s (Autoroute 15), the area has experienced a lot of growth. Its largest city is Saint-Jérôme, in its extreme southeast, with a 2006 census population of 63,729 inhabitants.

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Regional County Municipalities

Indian Reserve



margin-left Laurentides (15)

Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*): Deux-Montagnes · Thérèse-De Blainville · Mirabel* · La Rivière-du-Nord · Argenteuil · Les Pays-d'En-Haut · Les Laurentides · Antoine-Labelle

Major municipalities: Saint-Eustache · Deux-Montagnes · Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac · Pointe-Calumet · Boisbriand · Sainte-Thérèse · Blainville · Rosemère · Lorraine · Bois-des-Filion · Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines · Mirabel · Saint-Colomban · Saint-Jérôme · Sainte-Sophie · Prévost · Saint-Hippolyte · Lachute · Brownsburg-Chatham · Estérel · Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson · Sainte-Adèle · Saint-Sauveur · Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts · Barkmere · Mont-Tremblant · Rivière-Rouge · Mont-Laurier

Subdivisions of Region number: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
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