Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | |
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 Location within Montcalm RCM | |
  St-Roch-de-l'Achigan Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°36′W / 45.850°N 73.600°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Montcalm |
| Settled | 1770 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sébastien Marcil |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.00 km2 (30.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.29 km2 (31.00 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,147 |
| • Density | 64.1/km2 (166/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 |  5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways[4] A-25 |  R-125 R-339 R-341 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is a Quebec municipality located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality located in the Lanaudière region. It is on the banks of the Achigan River, a tributary of the L'Assomption River. According to the town's website, the population is approximately 5,100[5] and growing steadily as a result of the suburban sprawl in the North Shore of Greater Montreal.
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mamrotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan census profile
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ "Paroisse St-Roch-de-l'Achigan". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2024.