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La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733
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La Haute-Yamaska
Regional county municipality
Location of La Haute-Yamaska
Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W / 45.400°N 72.733°W / 45.400; -72.733[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveMarch 3, 1982
County seatGranby
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPascal Russell
Area
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 • Total650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi)
 • Land636.00 km2 (245.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total92,796
 • Density145.9/km2 (378/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings
41,563
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.haute-yamaska.ca
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La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie 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. 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

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There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

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Mother tongue from Canada 2021 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
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

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141094". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 470". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: La Haute-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  5. ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "La Haute-Yamaska et Brome-Missisquoi entrent dans le giron de l'Estrie". La Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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