Saint-Hippolyte | |
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Municipality | |
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM. |
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Location in central Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°56′N 74°01′W / 45.933°N 74.017°WCoordinates: 45°56′N 74°01′W / 45.933°N 74.017°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bruno Laroche |
• Federal riding | Rivière-du-Nord |
• Prov. riding | Rousseau |
Area | |
• Total | 132.60 km2 (51.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 120.65 km2 (46.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,083 |
• Density | 67.0/km2 (174/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 12.0% |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J8A 1A1 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 333 |
Website | www |
Saint-Hippolyte is a municipality within La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, in the Laurentian mountains about 45 km north of Montreal. The name comes from Saint Hippolytus.
Part of the town was formerly known as Abercrombie-Est.
Police services are provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord, which also serves Piedmont, Prévost and some other communities in the Laurentians.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,558 (total dwellings: 4,784)
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