Piedmont, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Piedmont is a small municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec
, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains
of the administrative region of Laurentides
. It is located along the North River
and Autoroute 15
and Route 117
, north of Montreal
.
Police services are provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord
, which also serves Prévost
and some other nearby communities in the Laurentians.
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1169 (total: 1770)
Mother tongue:
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Pays-d'En-Haut is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 36,573-Towns:* Estérel* Sainte-Adèle* Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson* Saint-Sauveur-Municipalities:* Lac-des-Seize-Îles...
, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of 1166 metres at Mont Raoul Blanchard, north east of Quebec City in the Reserve Faunique des Laurentides. The Gatineau, L'Assomption, Lièvre,...
of the administrative region of Laurentides
Laurentides (region)
The Laurentides is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains...
. It is located along the North River
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....
and Autoroute 15
Quebec Autoroute 15
Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
and Route 117
Quebec route 117
Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of Kearns, Ontario...
, north of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Police services are provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord
Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord
The Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord was the shared police service of three municipalities in Quebec's Laurentians:*Saint-Hippolyte*Piedmont*Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs...
, which also serves Prévost
Prévost, Quebec
Prévost is a town within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian Mountains, north of Montreal. It was created in 1973 from the amalgamation of the former villages of Shawbridge and Lesage with old Prévost...
and some other nearby communities in the Laurentians.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 2386
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 12.4 %
- Population in 2001: 2122
- Population in 1996: 1862
- Population in 1991: 1462
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1169 (total: 1770)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 8 %
- French as first language: 90.5 %
- English and French as first language: 0.5 %
- Other as first language: 1 %