Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
| Les Maskoutains | |
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| — Regional County Municipality — | |
| Quebec | |
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| Coordinates (805, ave du Palais, Saint-Hyacinthe[1]): 45°37′32″N 72°56′50″W / 45.62556°N 72.94722°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie [1] |
| Incorporated | January 01, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Communities | 17 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 84,248 |
| • Density | 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006-11) |  4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 38,387 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www.mrcmaskoutains.qc.ca |
Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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[edit] Subdivision
- Cities
- Municipalities
- La Présentation
- Saint-Barnabé-Sud
- Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville
- Saint-Damase
- Saint-Dominique
- Saint-Hugues
- Saint-Jude
- Saint-Liboire
- Saint-Louis
- Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu
- Saint-Simon
- Saint-Valérien-de-Milton
- Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
- Parish Municipalities
- Village Municipalities
[edit] Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 76,425 | 96.82% |
| English only | 555 | 0.7% |
| Both English and French | 180 | 0.23% |
| Other languages | 1,770 | 2.24% |
[edit] Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]
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[edit] Bordering Counties
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Pierre-De Saurel | Drummond | |
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| La Vallée-du-Richelieu |  |
Acton | ||
 Les Maskoutains  |
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| Rouville | La Haute-Yamaska |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Geographic code 540 in the official Répertoire des municipalités
- ^ a b "(Code 2454) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2454&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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