Piedmont () is a small municipality within the
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the
Laurentian Mountains
The Laurentian Mountains, also known as the Laurentians or Laurentides, are a mountain range in Canada. The range is long and ranges in height from with peaks over . The Laurentian Mountains extend across Labrador and Quebec within the Laurent ...
of the administrative region of
Laurentides
The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 C ...
. It is located along the
North River and
Autoroute 15 and
Route 117, north of
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
.
Police services are provided by the
Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord, which also serves
Prévost and some other nearby communities in the Laurentians.
Demographics
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, 2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, 2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, 2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
census
* Population in 2021: 3476 (2016 to 2021 population change: 17.8%)
* Population in 2016: 2950 (2011 to 2016 population change: 8.4%)
* Population in 2011: 2721 (2006 to 2011 population change: 14.0%)
* Population in 2006: 2386 (2001 to 2006 population change: 12.4%)
* Population in 2001: 2122
* Population in 1996: 1862
* Population in 1991: 1462
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1822 (total dwellings: 2385)
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 5.5%
* French as first language: 88.4%
* English and French as first language: 2.2%
* Other as first language: 3.3%
Piedmont QC 2.jpg, Piedmont town hall
Rivière du Nord (Piedmond).JPG, Rivière du Nord in Piedmont
Education
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, , CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal.
It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalg ...
manages Anglophone public education in Piedmont and the surrounding area. Depending on their residential zoning, students from Piedmont may attend Morin Heights Elementary School in
Morin-Heights
Morin-Heights () is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. It is west of Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Saint-Sauveur and north of Lachute; municipally, it is within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Regional Co ...
or Saint Adèle Elementary School in
Saint-Adèle for primary education. For secondary education, students are typically zoned to
Laurentian Regional High School in
Lachute
Lachute () is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord (Laurentides), Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport, the Mirabel International Airport. It i ...
.
French-language public schools in the area are operated by the
Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides, which provides primary and secondary education options for
Francophone
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...
residents. Piedmont’s proximity to nearby towns and cities also gives families access to private schools and specialized programs, ensuring diverse educational opportunities.
The region emphasizes bilingual education, reflecting
Quebec’s cultural and linguistic heritage.
Geography
Covering a total area of 24.70 square kilometers, with 24.36 square kilometers of land, Piedmont is characterized by its mountainous terrain and proximity to the North River, offering residents and visitors a serene natural setting.
References
External links
Site officiel PiedmontTourisme Pays-d'en-Haut''Piedmont'' at Commission de toponymie du QuébecStatistics Canada
{{authority control
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Laurentides