La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.
La Haute-Yamaska | |
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| Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | March 3, 1982 |
| County seat | Granby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Pascal Russell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 636.00 km2 (245.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 92,796 |
| • Density | 145.9/km2 (378/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 41,563 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.
On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont left La Haute-Yamaska; it was reclassified to the Brome-Missisquoi RCM.[5]
In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.[6]
Subdivisions edit
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics edit
Mother tongue from Canada 2021 Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 83,715 | 91.6% |
| English only | 2,835 | 3.1% |
| Both English and French | 1,075 | 1.2% |
| Other languages | 3,330 | 3.6% |
Highways edit
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141094". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 470". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: La Haute-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "La Haute-Yamaska et Brome-Missisquoi entrent dans le giron de l'Estrie". La Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map