Joliette Regional County Municipality
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Joliette (French pronunciation: [ʒɔljɛt] ) is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Joliette.
Joliette | |
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Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°27′W / 46.017°N 73.450°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Joliette |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | André Hénault |
Area | |
• Total | 424.20 km2 (163.78 sq mi) |
• Land | 417.41 km2 (161.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 71,124 |
• Density | 170.4/km2 (441/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 6.9% |
• Dwellings | 33,812 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
The municipality has a land area of 417.41 km2. At the 2021 census it had a population of 71,124.[3]
Subdivisions
editThere are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Transportation
editAccess routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
See also
editReferences
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Joliette Regional County Municipality.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141102". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 610". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Joliette, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map