Mont-Tremblant

Mont-Tremblant
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Location in Quebec
	Mont-Tremblant
	Mont-Tremblant
State :	Canada
Province :	Quebec
Administrative region :	Laurentides
MRC or equivalent :	Les Laurentides
Coordinates :	46 ° 7 ′ N , 74 ° 36 ′ W Coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′ N , 74 ° 36 ′ W
Height :	210 m
Area :	234.4 km²
Residents :	9495 (as of 2011)
Population density :	40.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Postal code :	J8E
Mayor :	Luc Brisebois
Website :	www.villedemont-tremblant.qc.ca

Mont-Tremblant is a town and a well-known ski resort in the Canadian province of Québec ( regional county town of Les Laurentides in the Laurentides administrative region ). In the other seasons of the year, it is equally popular as a recreational area with Americans and Canadians.

The town of Mont-Tremblant itself, the center of the ski area, consists partly of colorful wooden houses in a historical style, partly of hotel complexes reminiscent of Disneyland .

The city can be reached via Route 117 in the province of Québec , a section of the Trans-Canada Highway .

geography

Mont-Tremblant is located in the Laurentine Mountains at the foot of Mont Tremblant (968 m), about 130 km northwest of Montreal and 140 km northeast of Ottawa . The Rivière du Diable flows through the city and flows seven kilometers south into the Rivière Rouge . To the north of the city is the Parc national du Mont-Tremblant , the oldest and largest national park in the province of Québec (1510 km²).

Sports

About 14 km north of the city is the Circuit Mont-Tremblant , a 4.265 km long automobile race track, on which Formula 1 races were held (1968 and 1970).
The Ironman Mont-Tremblant has been held annually since 2012 and took place for the sixth time on August 20, 2017.