La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Haute-Yamaska (French pronunciation: [la ot jamaska], lit. 'The Upper Yamaska') is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.
La Haute-Yamaska | |
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| Coordinates: 45°24′N 72°44′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | March 3, 1982 |
| County seat | Granby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Pascal Russell |
| Area | |
• Total | 650.40 km2 (251.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 636.00 km2 (245.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 92,796 |
| • Density | 145.9/km2 (378/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 41,563 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.
On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont left La Haute-Yamaska; it was reclassified to the Brome-Missisquoi RCM.[5]
In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.[6]
Subdivisions
There are 8 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue from Canada 2021 Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 83,715 | 91.6% |
| English only | 2,835 | 3.1% |
| Both English and French | 1,075 | 1.2% |
| Other languages | 3,330 | 3.6% |
