La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

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La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie 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 and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska to Brome-Missisquoi.[4]

Subdivisions

There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
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%

Highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

References

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  1. Reference number 141094 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 470 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
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  4. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_jan10.pdf
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map