Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Argenteuil Regional County Municipality is located in Western Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is Lachute.

Contents 1 Communities 2 Highways 3 Attractions 4 Demographics 5 Surrounding Counties 6 External links

[edit] Communities

• Towns
  • Lachute
  • Brownsburg-Chatham

• Municipalities
  • Grenville
  • Mille-Isles
  • Saint-André-d'Argenteuil

• Villages
  • Grenville
    • Borough of Calumet
    • Borough of Grenville

• Cantons
  • Gore
  • Harington
  • Wentworth

[edit] Highways

Highways in Argenteuil include:

• Autoroute 50
• Principal Highways:
• Quebec Route 148
• Quebec Route 158
• Secondary Highways:
• Quebec route 327
• Quebec route 329
• Quebec route 344

[edit] Attractions

• Argenteuil Regional Museum (Saint-André-d'Argenteuil)
• Carillon Canal
• Caserne-de-Carillon National Historic site
• Lachute Airport (Lachute)

[edit] Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

• Population: 28,931
• Population change (1996-2001): 1.3
• Dwellings: 16,069
• Area (km²): 1,254.77
• Density (per km².): 23.2
• National rank in terms of population: 174
• Provincial rank in terms of population: 52

[edit] Surrounding Counties

• Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Mirabel, Quebec
• Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Prescott and Russell County, Ontario

[edit] External links

• Official Web site of MRC of Argenteuil

• Official Web site of the Count of Argenteuil (History of Seigniors of Argenteuil)

Laurentides (15)
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