La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
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La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.
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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 code(s) | 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]