Montérégie

Montérégie
—  Administrative region  —
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)	14 RCM, 1 ET Acton Beauharnois-Salaberry Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Les Jardins-de-Napierville Les Maskoutains Marguerite-d'Youville Pierre-De Saurel Roussillon Rouville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Agglomeration of Longueuil (ET)
Area[1]
– Total	11,851 km2 (4,575.7 sq mi)
– Land	11,110.8 km2 (4,289.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
– Total	1,441,423
– Density	121.6/km2 (315/sq mi)
Demonym	Montérégien(ne)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	J
Area code	450, 579
Website	monteregie.gouv.qc.ca
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Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.

The majority of the population lives near the Saint Lawrence River, on the south shore of Montreal.

The region has a population of 1,403,360 (2007 estimates) on 11,127.74 km² (4,296.44 sq mi) of land, giving a population density of 126.1 hab/km² (326.6 hab/sq mi). This is the largest population of any of Quebec's regions besides Montréal. In August 2004, unemployment was 7.9%.

Montérégie is named for the Monteregian Hills, which are in turn named for Mount Royal.

The Montérégie region was populated by the Iroquois when the Europeans first came here in the beginning of the 17th century. Samuel de Champlain built several forts to protect the colonists against the Iroquois and against the British. Some of the battles which decided the destiny of Canada took place in Montérégie.

Montérégie is also well-known for its vineyards, orchards, spectacular panoramas, delicious products, and, of course, for the Monteregian Mountains or Hills, which gave this land its name.

Regional County Municipalities

There are 14 Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie.

• Acton
• Beauharnois-Salaberry
• Brome-Missisquoi
• La Haute-Yamaska
• La Vallée-du-Richelieu
• Le Haut-Richelieu
• Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
• Les Jardins-de-Napierville
• Les Maskoutains
• Marguerite-d'Youville (formerly Lajammerais until January 2011)
• Pierre-De Saurel (formerly La Bas-Richelieu until January 2009)
• Roussillon
• Rouville
• Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Independent cities

• Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
  • Longueuil
    • Borough of Greenfield Park
    • Borough of Vieux-Longueuil
    • Borough of Saint-Hubert
  • Boucherville
  • Brossard
  • Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
  • Saint-Lambert

Native Reserves

• Akwesasne
• Kahnawake

Major communities

• Beloeil
• Boucherville
• Brossard
• Chambly
• Châteauguay
• Contrecoeur
• Granby
• La Prairie
• Longueuil
• McMasterville
• Saint-Basile-le-Grand
• Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

• Saint-Constant
• Saint-Hyacinthe
• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
• Sainte-Julie
• Saint-Lambert
• Saint-Lazare
• Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
• Sorel-Tracy
• Varennes
• Vaudreuil-Dorion

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "La Montérégie, ses municipalités régionales de comté (MRC) et territoire équivalent (TE) et ses territoires de conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ)" (in French). Profils des régions et des MRC. Quebec: Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2011. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/regions/profils/region_16/region_16_00.htm. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 

External links

• Portail régional de la Montérégie Official website
• Montérégie Travel guide

Coordinates: 45°23′23.4″N 73°6′4.6″W / 45.389833°N 73.101278°W / 45.389833; -73.101278