Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Les Maskoutains | |
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Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W | |
| 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) | |
• 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 (French pronunciation: [le maskutɛ̃]) 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.