Roussillon Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roussillon (French pronunciation: [ʁusijɔ̃]) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec. The region's population was 171,443 as of the 2016 census.[3]
Roussillon | |
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 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| Named for | Régiment Royal Roussillon[1] |
| County seat | Saint-Constant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Nathalie Simon |
| Area | |
• Total | 403.60 km2 (155.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 423.82 km2 (163.64 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 171,443 |
| • Density | 404.5/km2 (1,048/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  5.7% |
| Population excludes incompletely enumerated First Nations reserves | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
There are 11 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 185,568 (+8.2% from 2016) | 171,443 (+5.7% from 2011) | 162,187 (+8.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 420.44 km2 (162.33 sq mi) | 423.82 km2 (163.64 sq mi) | 423.24 km2 (163.41 sq mi) |
| Population density | 441.4/km2 (1,143/sq mi) | 404.5/km2 (1,048/sq mi) | 383.2/km2 (992/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.6 (M: 40.8, F: 42.4) | 40.6 (M: 39.8, F: 41.4) | 39.5 (M: 38.7, F: 40.2) |
| Private dwellings | 72,650 (total) | 67,868 (total) | 63,441 (total) |
| Median household income | $78,596 | $69,942 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Roussillon Regional County Municipality[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
184,130 |
131,390 | 0.13% |
71.35% | 20,740 | 8.5% |
11.26% | 3,985 | 67.78% |
2.16% | 24,535 | 50.10% |
13.32% | |||||
2016 |
170,835 |
131,215 | 2.7% |
76.8% | 19,115 | 2.02% |
11.12% | 2375 | 16.14% |
1.39% | 16,345 | 38.28% |
9.57% | |||||
2011 |
160,260 |
127,660 | 4.3% |
79.66% | 18,735 | 13.2% |
11.69% | 2,045 | 89.4% |
1.28% | 11,820 | 37.6% |
7.37% | |||||
2006 |
148,560 |
122,345 | 7.4% |
82.35% | 16,545 | 1.1% |
11.14% | 1,080 |  8.5% |
0.73% | 8,590 | 48.2% |
5.78% | |||||
2001 |
137,200 |
113,865 | 6.3% |
82.99% | 16,360 | 4.2% |
11.93% | 1,180 | 11.3% |
0.86% | 5,795 | 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% | |||||
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
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