Les Moulins Regional County Municipality

Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W / 45.750; -73.600^[1]Country

QuebecRegionLanaudièreEffectiveJanuary 1, 1982County seatTerrebonneGovernment

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• TypePrefecture • PrefectGuillaume TremblayArea

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• Total266.30 km² (102.82 sq mi) • Land261.13 km² (100.82 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total158,267 • Density606.1/km² (1,570/sq mi) • Change
2011–2016

6.4%Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area code(s)450 and 579Websitewww.mrclesmoulins.ca^[4]

Les Moulins 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]

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

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