Roussillon Regional County Municipality

Roussillon
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.367°N 73.567°WCoordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.367°N 73.567°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
Named for Régiment Royal Roussillon[1]
County seat Saint-Constant
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Nathalie Simon
Area[2][3]
  Total 403.60 km2 (155.83 sq mi)
  Land 423.24 km2 (163.41 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 162,187
  Density 383.2/km2 (992/sq mi)
  Pop 2006–2011 Increase8.1%
  Population excludes incompletely enumerated First Nations reserves
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcroussillon.qc.ca

Roussillon is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec. The region's population was 162,187 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Subdivisions

There are 11 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (8)

Municipalities (2)

Parishes (1)

Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 118,355    
1996 132,167+11.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 138,172+4.5%
2006 149,996+8.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 162,187+8.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Roussillon Regional County Municipality[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
160,260
127,660 Increase 4.3% 79.66% 18,735 Increase 13.2% 11.69% 2,045 Increase 89.4% 1.28% 11,820 Increase 37.6% 7.37%
2006
148,560
122,345 Increase 7.4% 82.35% 16,545 Increase 1.1% 11.14% 1,080 Decrease 8.5% 0.73% 8,590 Increase 48.2% 5.78%
2001
137,200
113,865 Increase 6.3% 82.99% 16,360 Decrease 4.2% 11.93% 1,180 Decrease 11.3% 0.86% 5,795 Increase 6.1% 4.22%
1996
130,975
107,105 n/a 81.78% 17,080 n/a 13.04% 1,330 n/a 1.01% 5,460 n/a 4.17%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=141041
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 670 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. Official Transport Quebec Road Map