Deux-Montagnes is a
regional county municipality in the
Laurentides
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region of
Quebec
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, Canada. It is located immediately north of
Laval on the
north shore of the
Rivière des Mille-Îles
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and on the north shore of the
Lake of Two Mountains
Lake of Two Mountains (French: ''Lac des Deux Montagnes'') is part of the river delta widening of the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada, at its confluence with the St. Lawrence River.
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. Its seat and largest city is
Saint-Eustache.
The municipality has a land area of 242.88 km
2 and its population was 102,052 residents as of the
2021 Census.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (3)
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Deux-Montagnes
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Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
*
Saint-Eustache
;Municipalities (4)
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Oka
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Pointe-Calumet
Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The municipality is located within the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region. It is situated about 30 minutes northwest of Montreal. Its populati ...
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Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
*
Saint-Placide
;Native Reserves (1)
*
Kanesatake Mohawk Reserve
Demographics
Population
Language
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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* Autoroutes
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* Principal Highways
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* Secondary Highways
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* External Routes
** None
See also
* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
* CIT Laurentides
Exo Laurentides provides local bus service for the southern portion of the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, mainly the suburban area on the northwest side of Montreal. The former services of CIT des Basses Laurentides, CIT de Deux-Montagnes ...
* Deux-Montagnes (AMT)
Deux-Montagnes is a future terminus station of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada. REM service at the station is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024. The station will serve as the terminus of t ...
References
Regional county municipalities in Laurentides
Census divisions of Quebec
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