La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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La Haute-Yamaska (Quebec)
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Coordinates (142, rue Dufferin, Granby): 45°24′13″N 72°43′14″W / 45.40361, -72.72056
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Incorporated	03 Mar, 1982
Area
- Land	750.95 km² (289.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	85,405
- Density	113.7/km² (294.5/sq mi)
- Change ~2001	+7.9%
- Dwellings	37,775
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
Website: www.haute-yamaska.ca

La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Regional County Municipality seat is in Granby.

[edit] Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Bromont
  • Granby
  • Waterloo

• Municipalities
  • Roxton Pond

• Villages
  • Warden

• Parishes
  • Saint-Alphonse
  • Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford

• Township Municipalities
  • Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
  • Shefford

[edit] Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
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%

[edit] References

• Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec
• Statistics Canada

v • d • e  Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16) Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Le Bas-Richelieu · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges Major1 municipalities Cowansville · Granby · Sorel-Tracy · Saint-Hyacinthe · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · Chambly · Saint-Basile-le-Grand · Mont-Saint-Hilaire · Beloeil · Brossard · Saint-Lambert · Boucherville · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Longueuil · Sainte-Julie · Varennes · La Prairie · Candiac · Sainte-Catherine · Saint-Constant · Mercier · Châteauguay · Beauharnois · Salaberry-de-Valleyfield · Pincourt · Vaudreuil-Dorion · Saint-Lazare Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°23′41.6″N, 72°39′44.4″W

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