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Matawinie
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W / 46.267; -73.783
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Rawdon
Government
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Gaétan Morin
Area
• Total	10,430.00 km (4,027.05 sq mi)
• Land	9,423.15 km (3,638.30 sq mi)
Population
• Total	55,500
• Density	5.9/km (15/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	10%
• Dwellings	37,357
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.matawinie.org

Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.

Subdivisions

There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Language

French and Atikamekw are the main languages.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		55,065		49,620	10.7%	90.1%		1,825	1.6%	3.3%		605	61.3%	1.1%		2,845	1.6%	5.2%
2016		49,955		44,835	1.9%	89.8%		1,855	6.1%	4.0%		375	19.0%	0.6%		2,890	4.1%	5.8%
2011		49,055		43,990	1.1%	89.7%		1,975	24.2%	4.0%		315	23.5%	0.6%		2,775	4.8%	5.7%
2006		49,250		44,490	16.3%	90.3%		1,590	11.7%	3.2%		255	5.6%	0.5%		2,915	28.7%	5.9%
2001		42,605		38,270	4.9%	89.8%		1,800	11.1%	4.2%		270	6.9%	0.6%		2,265	19.2%	5.3%
1996		40,710		36,495	n/a	89.7%		2,025	n/a	5.0%		290	n/a	0.7%		1,900	n/a	4.7%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

• (in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141056". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 620". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
10. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
11. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Matawinie MRC - official website

v t e Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
La Tuque TE Mékinac RCM Antoine-Labelle RCM Matawinie RCM Maskinongé RCM Les Laurentides RCM Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM La Rivière-du-Nord RCM / Montcalm RCM / Joliette RCM D'Autray RCM

v t e  Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	D'Autray L'Assomption Joliette Matawinie Montcalm Les Moulins
Municipalities	Lavaltrie Berthierville Saint-Gabriel Charlemagne Repentigny L'Assomption L'Épiphanie (V) Joliette Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Félix-de-Valois Rawdon Chertsey Saint-Lin–Laurentides Saint-Calixte Sainte-Julienne Terrebonne Mascouche
Administrative divisions of Quebec

• Matawinie Regional County Municipality