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Prescott and Russell is a mainly rural region, but close to urban centres such as Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Cornwall and the United States border. These markets, with a population of more than 4.7 million people, are within an hour’s drive from the counties and are easily accessible via Highway 417 and Highway 17, and also by air and rail transport network.
The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are administered through a two-level system of municipal government : the upper tier (United Counties) and the local tier (eight local municipalities). The role of the regional government is to ensure the delivery of services of regional scope or services that would be too costly for a single local municipality. The total population of the counties amounted to 80,184 inhabitants in 2006.
Each of the municipalities is distinct by their services and population. Click on the names of the municipalities to access their website.
Township of Alfred-Plantagenet
Village of Casselman
Township of Champlain
City of Clarence-Rockland
Town of Hawkesbury
Township of East Hawkesbury
The Nation Municipality
Township of Russell
Agriculture occupies more than 70% of the counties’ territory. Some of the most significant natural features include the Ottawa River and the South Nation River, the Larose Forest, which is one of the largest plantation forest in the country, the Alfred Bog, a wetland of international importance and great extents of public and private forests and woodlots.
Please see the À la carte tab of this site to view the municipalities’ maps and learn more about land use.