Joliette | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°27′W / 46.017°N 73.450°WCoordinates: 46°01′N 73°27′W / 46.017°N 73.450°W | |
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 | 418.43 km2 (161.56 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 63,551 |
• Density | 151.9/km2 (393/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 8.9% |
• Dwellings | 29,446 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
Joliette is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Joliette.
The municipality has a land area of 418.43 km² and a Canada 2011 Census population of 63,551 inhabitants.
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: