Les Moulins Regional County Municipality

Les Moulins
Regional county municipality
Location of Les Moulins
Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W / 45.750; -73.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatTerrebonne
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectGuillaume Tremblay
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
266.30 km2 (102.82 sq mi)
 • Land261.13 km2 (100.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
158,267
 • Density606.1/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
Increase 6.4%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes450 and 579
Websitewww.mrclesmoulins.ca
[4]

Les Moulins (French pronunciation: [le mulɛ̃]) is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

It is located immediately north of Laval on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles, and comprises the municipalities of Terrebonne and Mascouche. Historic communities in the region, which are now arrondissements of the two existing cities, include Lachenaie and La Plaine.

The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 158,267[3]

Subdivisions

There are 2 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Former municipalities (2)

(Both are now sectors of Terrebonne)

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

Demographics

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les moulins, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
169,125
 144,745 Increase 3.32% 85.58% 4,260 Increase 18.67% 2.58% 2,000 Increase 85.18% 1.1% 14,935 Increase 38.73% 8.83%
2016
157,510
 140,095 Increase 3.37% 88.94% 3,590 Increase 12% 2.28% 1,080 Increase 11.92% 0.68% 10,765 Increase 41.1% 6.83%
2011
148,310
 135,520 Increase 13.49% 91.2% 3,205 Increase 13.45% 2.16% 965 Increase 72.32% 0.66% 7,630 Increase 46.59% 5.14%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141067". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 640". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Les Moulins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Les Moulins Regional County Municipality (Code 2464) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census



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