Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality (Upper Richelieu) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gilles Dolbec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 999.70 km2 (385.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 936.02 km2 (361.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 117,443 |
| • Density | 125.5/km2 (325/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 52,461 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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