La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality

La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.

It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through its southern part and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska to Brome-Missisquoi.

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