Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality

Les Pays-d'En-Haut (French pronunciation: ​[le pɛi dɑ̃ o]) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 41,877.[3]

Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Regional county municipality
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Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N 74°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Effective	1 January 1983
County seat	Sainte-Adèle
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	André Genest
Area [2]
• Total	737.40 km^2 (284.71 sq mi)
• Land	683.46 km^2 (263.89 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	41,877
• Density	61.3/km^2 (159/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.8%
• Dwellings	29,723
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.lespaysdenhaut.com

Subdivisions

Cities & Towns Estérel Sainte-Adèle Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Saint-Sauveur

Municipalities Lac-des-Seize-Îles Morin-Heights Piedmont Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard Wentworth-Nord

Parishes Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	41,877 (+3.8% from 2011)	40,331 (+10.3% from 2006)	36,573 (+18.5% from 2001)
Land area:	683.46 km^2 (263.89 sq mi)	685.41 km^2 (264.64 sq mi)	682.72 km^2 (263.60 sq mi)
Population density:	61.3/km^2 (159/sq mi)	58.8/km^2 (152/sq mi)	53.6/km^2 (139/sq mi)
Median age:	54.5 (M: 54.5, F: 54.4)	51.4 (M: 51.5, F: 51.4)	48.6 (M: 48.6, F: 48.6)
Total private dwellings:	29,723	28,593	25,587
Median household income:	$58,800	$52,232	$49,227
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Historical Census Data - Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 22,589 —     1996 28,237 +25.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 30,866 +9.3% 2006 36,573 +18.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 40,331 +10.3% 2016 41,877 +3.8%
[8][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		41,685		36,635	5.3%	87.9%		3,170	5.4%	7.6%		460	0%	1.1%		1,420	15.9%	3.4%
2011		39,830		34,795	11.8%	87.36%		3,350	2.1%	8.41%		460	35.3%	1.15%		1,225	11.5%	3.08%
2006		36,120		31,115	19.1%	86.14%		3,280	8.4%	9.08%		340	0.1%	0.94%		1,385	45.0%	3.83%
2001		30,460		26,135	10.3%	85.80%		3,025	0.2%	9.93%		345	13.8%	1.13%		955	29.1%	3.14%
1996		27,855		23,695	n/a	85.06%		3,020	n/a	10.84%		400	n/a	1.44%		740	n/a	2.66%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

Autoroutes A-15 (TCH)

Principal Highways Route 117

Secondary Highways Route 329 Route 364 Route 370

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141066 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 770 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. "Carte routière officielle du Québec" [Official Transport Quebec Road Map] (in French). Transports Québec. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

External links

• Official Web site of MRC Les Pays d'En Haut