Piedmont () is a small municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the

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of the administrative region of

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. It is located along the North River and Autoroute 15 and Route 117, north of

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. 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

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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

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. 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

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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 Piedmont

Tourisme Pays-d'en-Haut

''Piedmont'' at Commission de toponymie du Québec

Statistics Canada
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