MONTéRéGIE

'Montérégie' is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Sorel-Tracy, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Saint-Hyacinthe.
The majority of the population lives near the Saint Lawrence River, on the south shore of Montreal.
The region has a population of 1,357,720 (2006 census) on 11,127.74 km² (4,296.44 sq mi) of land, giving a population density of 122 hab/km² (316 hab/sq mi). In August 2004, unemployment was 7.9%.
Montérégie is named for the Monteregian mountain chain, which are in turn named for Mount Royal.
'Independent Cities'

★ Boucherville, Quebec

★ Brossard, Quebec

★ Elgin, Quebec

★ Longueuil, Quebec

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★ Borough of Greenfield Park

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★ Borough of Vieux-Longueuil

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★ Borough of Saint-Hubert

★ Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

★ Saint-Lambert, Quebec
'Indian Reserves'

★ Akwesasne, Quebec

★ Kahnawake, Quebec

Contents

Major communities

External links

Major communities

★ Beloeil

★ Boucherville

★ Brossard

★ Chambly

★ Châteauguay

★ Contrecoeur

★ Granby

★ La Prairie

★ Longueuil

★ Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville


★ Saint-Constant

★ Saint-Hyacinthe

★ Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

★ Sainte-Julie

★ Saint-Lambert

★ Saint-Lazare

★ Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

★ Sorel-Tracy

★ Varennes

★ Vaudreuil-Dorion

External links

★ Portail régional de la Montérégie Official website