Mascouche is a suburban city north of Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 in southern 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. The city is located on the Mascouche River and has a population of 33,764, ranking 30th among Quebec municipalities.

The current mayor is Richard Marcotte.

Infrastructure

Montréal/Mascouche Airport

Montréal/Mascouche Airport

Montréal/Mascouche Airport, , is a small, general aviation airport located southeast of Mascouche and approximately northeast of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is reached by Autoroute 640 at exit 44...

, the largest regional airport in Quebec, is three kilometres southeast of the city.

Autoroutes 640 and 25

Quebec Autoroute 25

Autoroute 25 is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. It is currently long....

, both major national transportation routes, meet just south of the centre of the city.

L'Étang-du-Grand-Coteau, an urban park situated in the city centre on Mascouche Boulevard, has the same area as Mount Royal Park in Montreal.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 33,764 (2001 to 2006 population change: 14.2 %)
• Population in 2001: 29,556
• Population in 1996: 28,097
• Population in 1991: 25,828

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 12,059 (total dwellings: 12,398)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 2.9 %
• French as first language: 93.7 %
• English and French as first language: 0.4 %
• Other as first language: 3 %