La Rivière-du-Nord | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°WCoordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W | |
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 | 13.4% |
• Dwellings | 52,997 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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: