Montcalm Regional County Municipality

Montcalm
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°54′N 73°40′W / 45.900°N 73.667°W / 45.900; -73.667Coordinates: 45°54′N 73°40′W / 45.900°N 73.667°W / 45.900; -73.667[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Sainte-Julienne
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Danielle Henri Allard
Area[2][3]
 • Total 716.30 km2 (276.56 sq mi)
 • Land 711.59 km2 (274.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 48,378
 • Density 68.0/km2 (176/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011 Increase 13.7%
 • Dwellings 21,430
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcmontcalm.com

Montcalm is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Sainte-Julienne.

The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 48,378[3]

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141051 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 630 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2463) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Matawinie RCM
La Rivière-du-Nord RCM Joliette RCM
L'Assomption RCM
   Montcalm RCM  
Les Moulins RCM


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