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Les Maskoutains | |
|---|---|
 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Mme Francine Morin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 87,099 |
| • Density | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 40,244 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.
The name comes from Algonquin word maskutew meaning "bear plain" in plular.
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mamrotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Maskoutains, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.