Mascouche
Mascouche | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM | |
Mascouche Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Les Moulins |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillaume Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Masson |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 51,183 |
| • Density | 478.8/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-25 | R-125 |
| Website | mascouche |
Mascouche (/mæsˈkuːʃ/; French: [maskuʃ]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183, ranking 20th among Quebec municipalities.
The name comes from Algonquin word maskutchew meaning "bear plain" in singular. Compare plural form to maskutew for the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality located nearby.