Montérégie
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Montérégie, by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1... / CC BY SA 3.0 • #Montérégie • Montérégie (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃teʁeʒi]) is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. • It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Sorel-Tracy and Vaudreuil-Dorion. • The region had a population of 1,507,070 as of the 2016 census and a land area of 11,132. • 34 square kilometres (4,298.22 sq mi), giving it a population density of 135. • 4 inhabitants/km2 (350 per sq. mi.). • With approximately 18. • 5% of the province's population, it is the second most populous region of Quebec after Montreal. • The majority of the population lives near the Saint Lawrence River, on the south shore of Montreal. • Montérégie is known for its vineyards, orchards, panoramas, delicious products, and the Monteregian mountains. • The region is both urban (second in terms of population in Quebec) and rural. • The regional economy is based on agriculture and the production of goods and services. • Tourism also makes up a significant portion of the economy. • Jacques Cartier named Mont Royal in October 1535. • Samuel de Champlain built several forts to protect the colonists against the Iroquois from south of the Great Lakes, and against the English, who were colonizing New England to the southeast. • The toponym comes from the latinized form of Mount Royal, mons regius. • Montérégie is named for the Monteregian Hills, which are, in turn, named for Mont Royal (English: Mount Royal). • The term for naming the set of hills in the St. • Lawrence Plain was originally created in 1903 in English by geologist Frank Dawson Adams to designate a new petrographic province. • Mount Royal on Montreal Island, although outside the Montérégie region, is one of the Monteregian Hills. • In addition to Mount Royal, two other Montérégie hills are not located in Montérégie: Mount Mégantic, in Estrie, and the hills of Oka, in the Lower ...
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