Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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 | |
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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 | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Catherine Hamé |
| Area | |
• Total | 737.40 km2 (284.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 683.46 km2 (263.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 41,877 |
| • Density | 61.3/km2 (159/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 29,723 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Les Pays-d'en-Haut community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 46,906 (+12.0% from 2016) | 41,877 (+3.8% from 2011) | 40,331 (+10.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 673.98 km2 (260.23 sq mi) | 683.46 km2 (263.89 sq mi) | 685.41 km2 (264.64 sq mi) |
| Population density | 69.6/km2 (180/sq mi) | 61.3/km2 (159/sq mi) | 58.8/km2 (152/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.0 (M: 56.0, F: 56.4) | 54.5 (M: 54.5, F: 54.4) | 51.4 (M: 51.5, F: 51.4) |
| Private dwellings | 31,300 (total) 23,530 (occupied) | 29,723 (total) | 28,593 (total) |
| Median household income | $72,500 | $58,800 | $52,232 |
Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
46,660 |
40,460 | 10.44% |
86.71% | 3,480 | 9.77% |
7.45% | 955 | 107% |
2% | 1,545 | 8.8% |
3.31% | |||||
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% | |||||
