The Laurentians (in French - Laurentides) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains. This is a list of Quebec regions. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... The Laurentian mountains (French: Laurentides) are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. ...

The area was inhabited by the Montagnais First Nations tribe, until the French settled it in the first half of the 19th century, establishing an agricultural presence throughout the valleys. During the 20th century, the area also became a popular tourist destination, based on a cottage and lake culture in the summer, and a downhill and cross-country ski culture in the winter. Ski resorts include St-Sauveur, Mont Tremblant and Gray Rocks. The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in Eastern Canada. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Ski Hill of St-Sauveur St-Sauveur, Quebec is a small city in the Laurentian mountains about 45 mn north of Montreal. ... Mont Tremblant Resort is a large year round resort about two hours north of Montreal. ...

The Laurentides still offer a weekend escape for Montrealers and tourists from New England to Ontario, but sadly the building of a major highway through the area in the 1970s (Autoroute 15) has brought with it all the side effects of industrial tourism: traffic, noise, residential and commercial development, increases in the cost of living, and the destruction of natural habitats. Currently, the lower Laurentides are being transformed into a suburb of Montreal, threatening to destroy any of the old-fashioned country charm that still lingers. City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Autoroute 15 (also called Autoroute Décarie in Montreal and Autoroute des Laurentides north of Montreal) is an Autoroute in western Quebec. ... Cost of Living is the name of a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, from the fifth season. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• List of Quebec regions

This is a list of Quebec regions. ...

Laurentides (15)

Mirabel | Antoine-Labelle | Argenteuil | Deux-Montagnes | Les Laurentides | Les Pays-d'En-Haut | La Rivière-du-Nord | Thérèse-de Blainville Flag of Quebec. ... Mirabel is a city and Regional County Municipality in western Quebec northwest of Montreal. ... Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality is located in Western Quebec. ... Argenteuil Regional County Municipality is located in Western Quebec. ... Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. ... Les Laurentides (The Laurentians) is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Laurentides region. ... Les Pays-dEn-Haut is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. ... La Rivière-du-Nord (The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. ... Thérèse-de-Blainville is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. ... Neighbouring regions: Mauricie | Outaouais | Laval | Lanaudière | Montérégie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. ... Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec highlighting Laval Laval is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the greater Montreal area. ... Lanaudière is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. ... Map (2001) of the Regional County Municipalities making up Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. ...

Regions of Quebec
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Bas-Saint-Laurent | Capitale-Nationale | Centre-du-Québec | Chaudière-Appalaches | Côte-Nord | Estrie | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lanaudière | Laurentides | Laval | Mauricie | Montérégie | Montreal | Nord-du-Québec | Outaouais | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean This is a list of Quebec regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Quebec. ... for the federal electoral district of a similar name see Abitibi—Témiscamingue Map of Quebec showing Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec showing Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) region is located in Quebec. ... Capitale-Nationale is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec showing Centre-du-Québec in red Centre-du-Québec (french for Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec showing Chaudière-Appalaches in red Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Cote-Nord in relation to Quebec Côte-Nord (literaly Northern Coast) is the second largest (235,742 km², 17%) region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Quebec. ... Categories: Regions of Quebec | Quebec geography | Canada-place stubs ... Map of Quebec with the region highlighted in red Gaspésie-ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine is an administrative region of Québec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula and the Magdalen Islands. ... Lanaudière is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. ... Map of Quebec highlighting Laval Laval is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the greater Montreal area. ... Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. ... Map (2001) of the Regional County Municipalities making up Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... The Nord-du-Québec is the largest of the 17 regions of the province of Quebec in Canada. ... Outaouais is a region of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... Map of Quebec showing Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, Canada is distinguished by its physical beauty, especially the Fjord du Saguenay, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. ...
See also: List of Quebec Regional County Municipalities