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 / 45.367°N 73.567°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 |
Subdivisions
editThere are 11 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Roussillon community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| 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 |
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Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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184,130
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131,390 | 0.13%
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71.35% | 20,740 | 8.5%
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11.26% | 3,985 | 67.78%
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2.16% | 24,535 | 50.10%
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13.32% | |||||
2016
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170,835
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131,215 | 2.7%
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76.8% | 19,115 | 2.02%
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11.12% | 2375 | 16.14%
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1.39% | 16,345 | 38.28%
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9.57% | |||||
2011
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160,260
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127,660 | 4.3%
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79.66% | 18,735 | 13.2%
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11.69% | 2,045 | 89.4%
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1.28% | 11,820 | 37.6%
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7.37% | |||||
2006
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148,560
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122,345 | 7.4%
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82.35% | 16,545 | 1.1%
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11.14% | 1,080 |  8.5%
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0.73% | 8,590 | 48.2%
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5.78% | |||||
2001
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137,200
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113,865 | 6.3%
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82.99% | 16,360 | 4.2%
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11.93% | 1,180 | 11.3%
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0.86% | 5,795 | 6.1%
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4.22% | |||||
1996
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130,975
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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
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 670". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Roussillon, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Roussillon Regional County Municipality (Code 2467) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map