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La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality

La Rivière-du-Nord
Regional county municipality
Location of La Rivière-du-Nord
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W / 45.817; -74.017Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W / 45.817; -74.017
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Saint-Jérôme
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Yvon Brière
Area
 • Total 466.10 km2 (179.96 sq mi)
 • Land 451.06 km2 (174.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 115,165
 • Density 255.3/km2 (661/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 13.4%
 • Dwellings 52,997
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcrivieredunord.qc.ca

La Rivière-du-Nord (The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord.

The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 115,165.

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





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