Laurentides
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The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Laurentides
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Administrative region
- Settlement.image_map
- Laurentides in Quebec.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.parts_type
- Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
- Settlement.parts_style
- coll
- Settlement.parts
- 7 RCM, 1 ET
- Settlement.p1
- Antoine-Labelle
- Settlement.p2
- Argenteuil
- Settlement.p3
- Deux-Montagnes
- Settlement.p4
- La Rivière-du-Nord
- Settlement.p5
- Les Laurentides
- Settlement.p6
- Les Pays-d'en-Haut
- Settlement.p7
- Thérèse-De Blainville
- Settlement.p8
- Mirabel, Quebec (ET)
- Settlement.leader_party
- President
- Settlement.leader_title
- Conseil des préfets et des élus de la région des Laurentides (Regional conference of elected officers)
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Laurentienne
- Population
- 636083
- Area
- 21563
- Image
- Mont-Tremblant.jpg
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- Commons category
- Laurentides
- code
- 15
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- Administrative divisions
- Regional county municipalities
- Indian Reserve
- Major communities
- See also
- References
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The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census.
The area was historically occupied by the Weskarini Algonquin First Nation. English Canadians began settling in the 1700s in towns like Arundel and Harrington and St. Columban and Clyde, today's La Conception. French Canadians began settlement in the first half of the 19th century, establishing an agricultural presence throughout the valleys. During the 20th century, the area also became a popular tourist destination, based on a cottage and lake culture in the summer, and a downhill and cross-country ski culture in the winter. Ski resorts include Saint-Sauveur and Mont Tremblant.
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