La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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La Rivière-du-Nord is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme
. The region is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord
. La Rivière-du-Nord is located in the Laurentides region of Quebec. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 101,571
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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Saint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts....
. The region is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord
Rivière du Nord (Laurentides)
Rivière du Nord is a river in the Laurentides region that flows into the Ottawa River. The oldest bridge over the river was constructed by William Shaw near the village of Shawbridge, now part of the town of Prévost....
. La Rivière-du-Nord is located in the Laurentides region of Quebec. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 101,571
Parish Municipalities
- Saint-ColombanSaint-Colomban, QuebecSaint-Colomban is a parish municipality in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus....
- Saint-HippolyteSaint-Hippolyte, QuebecSaint-Hippolyte is a parish municipality within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian mountains about 45 km north of Montreal...