Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | |
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Location within Montcalm RCM | |
St-Roch-de-l'Achigan Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°36′W / 45.850°N 73.600°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Montcalm |
| Settled | 1770 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sébastien Marcil |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area | |
| 79.94 km2 (30.87 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 80.06 km2 (30.91 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources. | |
| Population (2021) | |
| 5,453 | |
| • Density | 68.1/km2 (176/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,136 |
| • Urban density | 1,515.1/km2 (3,924/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 5.9% |
| • Dwellings | 2,226 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450, 579 |
| Highways A-25 | R-125 R-339 R-341 |
| Website | sra |
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is a municipality located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality, in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It is on the banks of the Achigan River, a tributary of the L'Assomption River. According to the town's website, the population is approximately 5,400 and growing steadily as a result of the suburban sprawl in the North Shore of Greater Montreal.