Joliette Regional County Municipality Explained

Joliette
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.0167°N -100°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lanaudière
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1982
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Joliette
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:André Hénault
Area Total Km2:424.20
Area Land Km2:417.41
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:71,124
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:170.4
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2016-2021
Population Blank1: 6.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:33,812
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:450 and 579

Joliette is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Joliette.

The municipality has a land area of 417.41 km2 and its 2021 census population of 71,124 inhabitants.[1]

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (4)
Municipalities (5)
Villages (1)

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[2]

See also

References



Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census: Joliette, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec ]. Statistics Canada . September 8, 2022.
  2. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map