Les Moulins Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Les Moulins is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
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Les Moulins | |
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Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Terrebonne |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Guillaume Tremblay |
Area | |
• Total | 266.30 km2 (102.82 sq mi) |
• Land | 261.13 km2 (100.82 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 158,267 |
• Density | 606.1/km2 (1,570/sq mi) |
• Change 2011–2016 | 6.4% |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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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]