Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Matawinie is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
. Its seat is Rawdon
. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 49,717
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its seat is Rawdon
Rawdon, Quebec
Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, 45 minutes north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region...
. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 49,717
Municipalities
- ChertseyChertsey, QuebecChertsey is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Matawinie in Quebec, located in the administrative region of Lanaudière.The diocesan shrine Mary Queen of Hearts is in Chertsey....
- EntrelacsEntrelacs, QuebecEntrelacs is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-History:The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840...
- Notre-Dame-de-la-MerciNotre-Dame-de-la-Merci, QuebecNotre-Dame-de-la-Merci is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 1056 * Population in 2001: 811...
- RawdonRawdon, QuebecRawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, 45 minutes north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region...
- Saint-Alphonse-RodriguezSaint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QuebecSaint-Alphonse-Rodriguez is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 3152 * Population in 2001: 2691...
- Sainte-BéatrixSainte-Béatrix, QuebecSainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 1788 * Population in 2001: 1608...
- Saint-Donat
- Sainte-Émélie-de-l'ÉnergieSainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie, QuebecSainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Geography:...
- Saint-Félix-de-ValoisSaint-Félix-de-Valois, QuebecSaint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942....
- Saint-Jean-de-MathaSaint-Jean-de-Matha, QuebecSaint-Jean-de-Matha is a municipality located within the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Lanaudière region.-History:...
- Sainte-Marcelline-de-KildareSainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, QuebecSainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 1423...
- Saint-Michel-des-SaintsSaint-Michel-des-Saints, QuebecSaint-Michel-des-Saints is a municipality in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest and northern-most municipality in the Lanaudière region...
- Saint-ZénonSaint-Zénon, QuebecSaint-Zénon is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 1379 * Population in 2001: 1180...
Parish Municipalities
- Saint-CômeSaint-Côme, QuebecSaint-Côme is a parish municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 2161 * Population in 2001: 1923...
- Saint-DamienSaint-Damien, QuebecSaint-Damien is a parish municipality of 2,178 inhabitants in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, Lanaudière region.-History:The town was founded the 6 September 1870...
Unorganized Territories
- Baie-Atibenne
- Baie-de-la-Bouteille
- Baie-Obaoca
- Lac-Cabasta
- Lac-des-Dix-Milles
- Lac-Devenyns
- Lac-du-Taureau
- Lac-Legendre
- Lac-Matawin
- Lac-Minaki
- Lac-Santé
- Saint-Guillaume-NordSaint-Guillaume-Nord, QuebecSaint-Guillaume-Nord is the southern-most unorganized territory in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality....