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Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality

Les Laurentides
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W / 46.117; -74.600Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°36′W / 46.117°N 74.600°W / 46.117; -74.600
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Ronald Provost
Area
 • Total 2,599.70 km2 (1,003.75 sq mi)
 • Land 2,478.67 km2 (957.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 45,157
 • Density 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.3%
 • Dwellings 33,866
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrclaurentides.qc.ca

Les Laurentides (The Laurentians) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. It is named after the Laurentian Mountains.

The population is 45,157 according to the Canada 2011 Census.

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:





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