Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Roussillon is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada
Canada
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 seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec
Saint-Constant, Quebec
Saint-Constant is an off-island suburb of Montreal in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 23,957.-Population:Population trend-Language:...

. The region's population was 149,996 in 2006.

Communities

  • Cities and Towns
    • Candiac
      Candiac, Quebec
      Candiac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie...

    • Châteauguay
    • Delson
      Delson, Quebec
      Delson is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the regional county municipality of Roussillion in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,322.On its small territory, Delson is crossed...

    • La Prairie
      La Prairie, Quebec
      La Prairie is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...

    • Léry
      Léry, Quebec
      Léry is a small town situated along the south shore of Lake Saint-Louis in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,385...

    • Mercier
      Mercier, Quebec
      Mercier is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality Roussillon. It is located on the Châteauguay River, southwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 10,121.-Population:Population trend...

    • Saint-Constant
      Saint-Constant, Quebec
      Saint-Constant is an off-island suburb of Montreal in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 23,957.-Population:Population trend-Language:...

    • Sainte-Catherine
      Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
      Sainte-Catherine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...


  • Municipalities
    • Saint-Mathieu
      Saint-Mathieu, Quebec
      Saint-Mathieu is a municipality situated in the Montérégie administrative region in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,894. It is part of the Roussillon Regional County Municipality.-Population:Population trend...

    • Saint-Philippe
      Saint-Philippe, Quebec
      Saint-Philippe is a municipality located in Roussillon Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality was established on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,121.-Population:...


  • Parish Municipalities
    • Saint-Isidore
      Saint-Isidore, Montérégie, Quebec
      Saint-Isidore is a parish municipality in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,489. It is hometown of mixed martial arts superstar Georges St-Pierre.-Population:Population...


  • Native Reservations (located within RCM, but not associated with it)
    • Kahnawake

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 122,345 82.35%
English only 16,545 11.14%
Both English and French 1,080 0.73%
Other languages 8,590 5.78%

Access Routes

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

  • Autoroutes

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  • Principal Highways

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  • Secondary Highways:

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  • External Routes:
    • None


Bordering Counties

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