Joliette Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Joliette is a regional county municipality in southwest-central Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
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Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The regional county seat is Joliette. The municipality has a land area of 416.285 km² (160.73 sq mi) and a 2006 census
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 population of 58,354 inhabitants.

Municipalities

  • Crabtree
    Crabtree, Quebec
    Crabtree is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the Ouareau River, a right tributary of the L'Assomption River....

  • Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
    Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec
    Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.-Demographics:Population:...

  • Saint-Charles-Borromée
  • Sainte-Mélanie
    Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec
    Sainte-Mélanie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the western shores of the L'Assomption River.-History:...

  • Saint-Paul
    Saint-Paul, Quebec
    Saint-Paul is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 3987...

  • Saint-Thomas
    Saint-Thomas, Quebec
    Saint-Thomas is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality.-History:Starting in 1790, the first few settler families arrived from the La Noraye Seignory and settled in the North and South concessions of the area, then called North Jersey...

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