Mascouche | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM | |
  Mascouche Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Les Moulins |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillaume Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Masson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 51,183 |
| • Density | 478.8/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-25 |  R-125 |
| Website | mascouche |
Mascouche (/mæsˈkuːʃ/) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183,[5] ranking 20th among Quebec municipalities.[6]
The name comes from Algonquin word maskutchew meaning "bear plain" in singular. Compare plural form to maskutew for the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality located nearby.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- ^ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
- ^ Gagnon, Sylvie; Tétreault, François; Coutu, Jean-Claude; Martel, Claude; Société d'histoire de Mascouche (2019). Le Domaine seigneurial de Mascouche (in French) (1st ed.). Mascouche, Québec: Société de développement et d'animation de Mascouche (SODAM). ISBN 978-2-9809653-3-3. OCLC 1126650457.