Imagine a few minutes from Montréal, a territory with a thousand facets. The Laurentian region spreads a variety of charms. In addition to its spectacular panoramic views, this region in the province of Quebec, Canada, offers a wide range of attractions and high qual ity touristic infrastructures. Its diversity confirms its reputation as a prized tourist destination.

The "Laurentides" name, given by the historian François Xavier Garneau in 1845, reminds us that these mountains run parallel to the River St. Lawrence course. The Laurentian mountains extend, from South to North, from the river of the Mille-Îles and to ZEC Petawaga,  Le Sueur, Mitchinamécus, Normandie et Mazana, North of Mont-Laurier and, from West to East, from the Ottawa River to the Lanaudière regionand the heart of Quebec province, an area totalling almost 22,000 km2.

The territory is composed of two distinct morphological units: the St. Lawrence lowlands and the Canadian Shield. These renders a distinct landscape and provide an impressive variety of activities. A low typography characterized the lowland; the large clay deposits left for the withdrawal of the Champlain Sea several millennia ago promote agricultural growing and diversified activity (traditional maple syrup, apple growing and beekeeping).

The Laurentians are based on the southern fringe of the Canadian Shield, the oldest rock formation of the world, dating from the Precambrian era. This mountainous terrain, with distinctive rounded shapes, is interspersed with narrow valleys. The forest is omnipresent and thousands of lakes are scattered all over. Not surprisingly, the Laurentians became a recreo-tourist paradise!

Three major rivers drain the territory: the "Lièvre" River, The "Rouge" River and the "du Nord" River. These water paths, once used for the fur trade and as log driving routes, nowadays delight enthusiasts of canoeing, kayaking, personal watercraft and "rafting".

According to the Institute of statistics, the Laurentian population is expected to increase by 29% through 2026. This should amount to the largest increase in the whole of Quebec.

Located 67 km from Montréal, Sainte-Adèle is blessed with a breathtaking  and varied typography stretched over an impressive area. Although mostly reknown for its tourist vocation, more enterprises and self-employed individuals are choosing to settled their business in this charming village. Its real estate growth has been rapid since the year 2000. Moreover, the proportion of "new workers" installed in the region has nearly doubled in comparison to the whole of Quebec. Why? For nature, sports activities such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biking and hiking trails. In short, for the quality of life and tranquility that offers this joyful municipality, probably the most authentic of the "Pays-d'en-Haut".

Bound by healthy rivalry with his neighbour Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Sainte-Adèle is, somehow, the real estate capital, the capital business and, the outdoor playground. of the "Pays-d'en-hauts". Sainte-Adèle has all the infrastructure required to welcome you:

• 2 providers of  high speed internet ;

• Technology: La Rolland Business Park;

• A business community offering networking services: accounting, communication, Internet, etc.
 

For all these reasons and many others, Sainte-Adèle offers great potential in many aspects.
 

At 60 Km from Montreal, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, a resort town with its centre nestled in the hollow of the mountains, is a tourist village by excellence. This small town, simply designated "Saint-Sauveur" provides the true feeling of a pedestrian village, so the pace is relatively slow and conducive to shopping on foot. After Mont-Tremblant, some connaiseurs considers this as the capital of skiing in the Laurentians. The main street animation seduces every time. There are many restaurants and top high-end shops. In the evening, the main street is bubbling activities. Theatre, bars and discos take the scene. When summer comes, the Mont Saint-Sauveur skiing hills transform into a reknown water park. Mont Habitant is also a preferred destination for  Mont Saint-Sauveur, which transforms.
 

With their numerous attractive year-round activities, the Laurentian mountains have frankly little to envy to the mountains of the Eastern Townships such, Sutton, Orford and Bromont.