Les Moulins Regional County Municipality

Les Moulins
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°WCoordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Terrebonne
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Jean-Marc Robitaille
Area[2][3]
• Total	266.30 km^2 (102.82 sq mi)
• Land	261.38 km^2 (100.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	148,813
• Density	569.3/km^2 (1,474/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	15.8%
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.mrclesmoulins.ca

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 Canada 2011 Census is 148,813^[3]

Subdivisions

There are 2 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns

• Mascouche
• Terrebonne

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Autoroutes A-25 A-40 A-640

Principal Highways Route 125

Secondary Highways Route 335 Route 337 Route 344

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141067 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 640 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2464) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• MRC Les Moulins