La Haute-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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Canada

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. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River

Yamaska River

The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada.Its source is the Sutton Mountains region of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. It flows north-west to Farnham and from there north to the Saint Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy. Altogether it is long with a drainage basin of 4784 square...

 which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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. The Regional County Municipality seat is in Granby

Granby, Quebec

Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...

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Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Bromont
    Bromont, Quebec
    Bromont is a city in southwestern Quebec in Canada, 75 kilometres east of Montreal on Autoroute 10, bordering the Eastern Townships at the base of Mount Brome . The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 6,049....
    
    
  • Granby
    Granby, Quebec
    Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...
    
    
  • Waterloo
    Waterloo, Quebec
    Waterloo is a city in Quebec, included in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 4,054...
    
    

• Municipalities
  • Roxton Pond
    Roxton Pond, Quebec
    Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 3,599...
    
    

• Parish municipalities
  • Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby
    Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Quebec
    Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,918.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
    
    
  • Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
    Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
    Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,089.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
    
    

• Township municipalities
  • Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton
    Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Quebec
    Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,024.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
    
    
  • Shefford
    Shefford, Quebec
    Shefford is a township located in the province of Quebec. It is part of the Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,941. The township completely encircles the city of Waterloo.-Population:Population...
    
    

• Village municipalities
  • Warden
    Warden, Quebec
    Warden is a village located in the province of Quebec, part of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 346...
    
    

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	77,965	93.16%
English only	3,140	3.75%
Both English and French	350	0.42%
Other languages	2,235	2.67%

Access Routes

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

• Autoroutes

• Principal Highways

• Secondary Highways:

• External Routes:
  • None

Bordering counties