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Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Maskinongé
Regional county municipality
Location of Maskinongé
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Louiseville
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Robert Lalonde
Area
 • Total 2,502.40 km2 (966.18 sq mi)
 • Land 2,387.45 km2 (921.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 36,286
 • Density 15.2/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings 18,483
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc-maskinonge.qc.ca

Maskinongé is a regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River.

The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 36,286.

The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, and it consisted of Hunterstown Township (now part of Saint-Paulin); Belleau Municipality (now part of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts); the parish municipalities of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Sainte-Angèle (since renamed to Sainte-Angèle-de-Premont), Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche (now part of Yamachiche), Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (now part of Louiseville), Saint-Barnabé, Saint-Édouard (since renamed to Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé), Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé (now part of Maskinongé), Saint-Justin, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Saint-Paulin, Saint-Sévère, and Sainte-Ursule; and the village municipalities of Louiseville, Maskinongé, Saint-Paulin, and Yamachiche.


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