Lanaudière

Lanaudière
Coordinates: 46°46′N 73°50′W / 46.767°N 73.833°W / 46.767; -73.833
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
Government
 • Table des préfets de Lanaudière (Regional conference of elected officers)Gaétan Morin (President)
Area
 • Land12,423.38 km2 (4,796.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
494,796
 • Density39.8/km2 (103/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
4.9%
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
Area code450, 579
Websitewww.lanaudiere.gouv.qc.ca

Lanaudière (French pronunciation: [lanodjɛʁ], locally [lanod͡zjaɛ̯ʁ]) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population (2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.