Lanaudière
Lanaudière | |
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Country | Canada |
province | Quebec |
Administrative headquarters | Joliette |
Residents | 469,916 (2011) |
surface | 12,313.3 km² |
Population density | 38.2 inhabitants / km² |
Lanaudière is an administrative region ( French région administrative ) in the south of the Canadian province of Québec . It is further divided into six regional county municipalities (municipalités régionales de comté) and 72 municipalities, reserves and unincorporated areas. The administration is based in Joliette .
The population is 469,916 (2011), the land area 12,313.3 km², which corresponds to a population density of 38.2 inhabitants per km². 98.8% of the population speak French and 0.7% English as their main language.
Lanaudière borders the administrative region of Mauricie to the north and east, Center-du-Québec to the southeast, Montérégie to the south, Laval and Montreal to the southwest, and Laurentides to the west .
structure
Regional County Councils (MRC):
Reserve outside an MRC:
Web links
- Website of the Lanaudière region
- Statistical data
- Lanaudière Commission de toponymie du Québec