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 (4,576 sq mi)
• Land	11,110.8 km2 (4,289.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,441,423
• Density	120/km2 (320/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 (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃teʁeʒi]) is an administrative region in southwest Québec. 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 Montréal.

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 Québec'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.

Montérégie 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.

The region is both urban (second in terms of population) and rural. The Montérégie's economy is based on agriculture and the production of goods and services. Tourism also makes up a significant portion of the economy.

Originally, the administrative territory of the Montérégie parishes were taken from the territory of the canonical Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil.

Subregions

The Montérégie comprises three administrative subregions, each consisting of its own Regional County Municipalities (RCM) or Equivalent Territories. The territorial administration of the region is ensured by three Regional Conferences of Elected Officers (French: Conférences régionales des élus) (CRE) separate and independent in their territory: Longueuil, Montérégie-Est (eastern RCMs) and Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent (western RCMs). Each sub-region is organized in the same way as other administrative regions of Quebec.

Regional County Municipalities

There are 14 Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie.

Montérégie Est

There are 9 RCMs in Montérégie Est. Its seat is McMasterville, and the president is Arthur Fauteux. Its territory occupies 7,125 square kilometres (2,751 sq mi) and there are 606,444 inhabitants (85.1/km²).

• Acton
• Brome-Missisquoi
• La Haute-Yamaska
• La Vallée-du-Richelieu
• Le Haut-Richelieu
• Les Maskoutains
• Marguerite-D'Youville (formerly Lajammerais until January 2011)
• Pierre-De Saurel (formerly La Bas-Richelieu until January 2009)
• Rouville

Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent

There are 5 RCMs in Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent. Its seat is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, and its president is Yves Daoust. Its territory occupies 3,714 square kilometres (1,434 sq mi) and there are 401,133 inhabitants (108/km²).

• Beauharnois-Salaberry
• Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
• Les Jardins-de-Napierville
• Roussillon
• Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Equivalent territory

• Agglomeration of Longueuil
  • City of Longueuil (seat of the agglomeration)
  • City of Boucherville
  • City of Brossard
  • City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
  • City of Saint-Lambert

Native Reserves not part of a Regional County Municipality

• Akwesasne
• Kahnawake

Major communities

References

External links

• Portail régional de la Montérégie Official website (French)
• Site officiel de la CRÉ de Longueuil (French)
• Site officiel de la CRÉ de la Montérégie-Est (French)
• Site officiel de la CRÉ de la Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent (French)
• Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie (French)

v t e  Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16) Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska Acton Pierre-De Saurel Les Maskoutains Rouville Le Haut-Richelieu La Vallée-du-Richelieu Longueuil Marguerite-D'Youville Roussillon Les Jardins-de-Napierville Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Beauharnois-Salaberry Vaudreuil-Soulanges Municipalities Cowansville Granby Sorel-Tracy Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Chambly Saint-Basile-le-Grand Mont-Saint-Hilaire Beloeil Brossard Saint-Lambert Boucherville Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Longueuil Sainte-Julie Varennes La Prairie Candiac Sainte-Catherine Saint-Constant Mercier Châteauguay Beauharnois Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Pincourt Vaudreuil-Dorion Saint-Lazare 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: 45°23′23.4″N 73°6′4.6″W / 45.389833°N 73.101278°W / 45.389833; -73.101278