Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Location in province of Quebec
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 74°10′W / 45.08°N 74.17°W / 45.08; -74.17[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatHuntingdon
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectAlain Castagner
Area
 • Total1,242.20 km2 (479.62 sq mi)
 • Land1,173.51 km2 (453.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total22,454
 • Density19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
Increase 5.9%
 • Dwellings
12,016
 Population excludes
incompletely enumerated
First Nations reserves
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
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Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Upper Saint Lawrence) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries.

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  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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