Rawdon, Quebec
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Rawdon in 2025 | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: "In diversitate luceo" (Latin for, "I shine in diversity") | |
Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
Rawdon Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°43′W / 46.050°N 73.717°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Settled | 1799 |
| Constituted | May 28, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Rougeau |
| • Fed. riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area | |
| 193.00 km2 (74.52 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 185.38 km2 (71.58 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 11,719 | |
| • Density | 63.2/km2 (164/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,680 |
| • Urban density | 739.7/km2 (1,916/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 6,109 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450, 579 |
| Highways | R-125 R-337 R-341 R-348 |
| Website | www |
Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region. Rawdon is part of the Joliette federal electoral district.