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°W / 45.367; -73.567Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.367°N 73.567°W / 45.367; -73.567[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

Canada census – Roussillon Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 162,187 (+8.1% from 2006) 149,996 (+8.6% from 2001) 138,172 (+4.5% from 1996)
Land area: 423.24 km2 (163.41 sq mi) 423.22 km2 (163.41 sq mi) 425.21 km2 (164.17 sq mi)
Population density: 383.2/km2 (992/sq mi) 354.4/km2 (918/sq mi) 325.0/km2 (842/sq mi)
Median age: 39.5 (M: 38.7, F: 40.2) 38.5 (M: 37.7, F: 39.2) 36.7 (M: 36.2, F: 37.2)
Total private dwellings: 63,441 57,300 51,425
Median household income: $69,942 $62,568 $54,981
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
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 2 http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=141041
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 670 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Lake Saint-Louis
Montréal TE		 Longueuil TE
Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
   Roussillon RCM  
Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM


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