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Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality

Les Maskoutains
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Saint-Hyacinthe
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Mme Francine Morin
Area
 • Total 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi)
 • Land 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 84,248
 • Density 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings 38,387
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcmaskoutains.qc.ca

Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.

There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:

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




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