Laurentides (region)
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The Laurentians (French: Laurentides) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains.
The area was inhabited by the Montagnais First Nations tribe, until the French settled it in the first half of the 19th century, establishing an agricultural presence throughout the valleys. During the 20th century, the area also became a popular tourist destination, based on a cottage and lake culture in the summer, and a downhill and cross-country ski culture in the winter. Ski resorts include St-Sauveur, Mont Tremblant and Gray Rocks.
The Laurentides still offer a weekend escape for Montrealers and tourists from New England to Ontario, though with the building of a major highway through the area in the 1970s (Autoroute 15), the area has experienced a lot of growth.
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Regional County Municipalities
- Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Mirabel, Quebec (Mirabel is both a City and a Regional County Municipality)
- Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Indian Reserve
- Doncaster, Quebec
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Mirabel | Antoine-Labelle | Argenteuil | Deux-Montagnes | Les Laurentides | Les Pays-d'En-Haut | La Rivière-du-Nord | Thérèse-de Blainville Neighbouring regions: Mauricie | Outaouais | Laval | Lanaudière | Montérégie |
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| Regions | Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Laval · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Territories | Basse-Côte-Nord · Jamésie · Kativik · Nunavik |
| Separated cities | Gatineau · Lévis · Notre-Dame-des-Anges · Rouyn-Noranda · Saguenay · Saint-Augustin · Shawinigan · Sherbrooke · Trois-Rivières |
| Agglomeration areas | La Tuque · Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Longueuil · Montreal · Quebec City |
