Location in Quebec.

The Laurentides (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃tid]) 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 20,744.29 km² (8,009.42 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 511,276 inhabitants.

The area was inhabited by the Montagnais First Nations tribe, until the French settled it 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.

The Laurentides still offer a weekend escape for Montrealers and tourists from New England to Ontario, though with the building of a major highway through the area in the 1970s (Autoroute 15), the area has experienced a lot of growth. Its largest city is Saint-Jérôme, in its extreme southeast, with a 2006 census population of 63,729 inhabitants.

Subdivisions[link]

Regional County Municipalities

• Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality
• Argenteuil Regional County Municipality
• Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality
• La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality
• Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality
• Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
• Mirabel, Quebec (Mirabel is both a City and a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality)
• Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality

Indian Reserve

• Doncaster, Quebec

Major communities[link]

See also[link]

Laurentides portal

• List of Quebec regions

External links[link]

• Portail régional des Laurentides Portail régional des Laurentides
• Tourisme Laurentides Official website - Site Officiel
• Annuaire commercial et industriel et plus INFOLAURENTIDES
  Commercial and industrial directory and more http://www.infolaurentians.ca

v t e  Administrative divisions of Laurentides  (Region 15) Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Deux-Montagnes Thérèse-De Blainville Mirabel La Rivière-du-Nord Argenteuil Les Pays-d'En-Haut Les Laurentides Antoine-Labelle Municipalities Saint-Eustache Deux-Montagnes Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Pointe-Calumet Boisbriand Sainte-Thérèse Blainville Rosemère Lorraine Bois-des-Filion Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Mirabel Saint-Colomban Saint-Jérôme Sainte-Sophie Prévost Saint-Hippolyte Lachute Brownsburg-Chatham Estérel Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Sainte-Adèle Saint-Sauveur Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Barkmere Mont-Tremblant Rivière-Rouge Mont-Laurier Administrative divisions of Quebec

v t e  Administrative divisions of Quebec Subdivisions Administrative regions Regional county municipalities Montreal Metropolitan Community (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Communauté métropolitaine de Québec Kativik Regional Government Communities All municipalities Types of municipalities Cities Parish municipalities Townships United townships Villages Indian reserves Boroughs Urban agglomerations Major cities Montreal Quebec Laval Gatineau Longueuil Sherbrooke Saguenay Lévis Trois-Rivières Regions Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Estrie Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Laval Lanaudière Laurentides Mauricie Montérégie Montréal Nord-du-Québec Outaouais Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

Coordinates: 46°26′N 74°59′W / 46.433°N 74.983°W / 46.433; -74.983

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