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Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec

Saint-Hippolyte
Municipality
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM.
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM.
Saint-Hippolyte is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Hippolyte
Saint-Hippolyte
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 74°01′W / 45.933°N 74.017°W / 45.933; -74.017Coordinates: 45°56′N 74°01′W / 45.933°N 74.017°W / 45.933; -74.017
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government
 • Mayor Bruno Laroche
 • Federal riding Rivière-du-Nord
 • Prov. riding Rousseau
Area
 • Total 132.60 km2 (51.20 sq mi)
 • Land 120.65 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 8,083
 • Density 67.0/km2 (174/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 12.0%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J8A 1A1
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 333
Website www.saint-hippolyte.ca

Saint-Hippolyte is a municipality within La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, in the Laurentian mountains about 45 km north of Montreal. The name comes from Saint Hippolytus.

Part of the town was formerly known as Abercrombie-Est.

Police services are provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord, which also serves Piedmont, Prévost and some other communities in the Laurentians.

Population trend:

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,558 (total dwellings: 4,784)

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