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Pays-d'en-Haut (other)
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Pays-d'en-Haut may refer to: * Pays d'en Haut, territory of New France (1610–1763) * Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, regional county municipality in Québec, Canada Pays-d'Enhaut may refer to: * Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland * Pays-d'Enhaut District, former district of the Canton of Vaud See also * Highland (other) * Pays (France) In France, a ''pays'' () is an area whose inhabitants share common geographical, economic, cultural, or social interests, who have a right to enter into communal planning contracts under a law known as the Loi Pasqua or LOADT (''Loi d'Orientation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pays D'en Haut
The ''Pays d'en Haut'' (; ''Upper Country'') was a territory of New France covering the regions of North America located west of Montreal. The vast territory included most of the Great Lakes region, expanding west and south over time into the North American continent as the French had explored. The ''Pays d'en Haut'' was established in 1610 and dependent upon the colony of Canada until 1763, when the Treaty of Paris ended New France, and both were ceded to the British as the Province of Quebec. History Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was established in 1639 by the French, their first mission north of the Great Lakes, along the eastern shore of Lake Huron. Following the destruction of the Huron homeland in 1649 by the Iroquois, the French missionaries returned to Canada with the remaining Hurons, who established themselves in Wendake. By 1660, France started a policy of expansion into the interior of North America from Canada, with the objectives to locate a Northwest Passage t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
Les Pays-d'En-Haut () is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 41,877. Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Estérel * Sainte-Adèle * Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson * Saint-Sauveur ;Municipalities (5) * Lac-des-Seize-Îles * Morin-Heights * Piedmont * Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard * Wentworth-Nord ;Parishes (1) * Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 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: * Autoroutes ** * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec This is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC) and equivalent territories (TE) in the province o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
Riviera-Pays-d'-Enhaut District is a district in Vaud canton. Geography Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 11.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has a population () of . In there were 484 live births to Swiss citizens and 297 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 654 deaths of Swiss citizens and 95 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 170 while the foreign popu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pays-d'Enhaut District
Pays-d'Enhaut District ( en, Highlands) is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the town of Château-d'Œx. Three municipalities are located within the district: Château-d'Œx, Rossinière, and Rougemont. A bird appears in the coat of arms and flag of each municipality. Mergers and name changes On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Château-d'Oex, Rossinière and Rougemont came from the District du Pays-d'Enhaut to join the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Highlights Pays-d'Enhaut, is a beautiful area of Switzerland located between |
Highland (other)
Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Albania * Dukagjin Highlands Armenia * Armenian Highlands Australia *Southern Highlands (New South Wales), usually referred as the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales *Central Highlands (Victoria) *Central Highlands (Tasmania) *Northern Highlands, usually referred as the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales Brazil * Brazilian Highlands, the heartland of the country, located on the continental plateau Canada *Grey Highlands, a municipality in central Ontario near the Green Belt *Highlands, British Columbia, a municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia *Highlands, Edmonton, a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *Highlands, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement Iceland *Highlands of Iceland, cover most of the interior of Iceland Africa *Ethiopian Highlands, mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |