Marguerite-d'Youville Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Marguerite-d'Youville
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (609, route Marie-Victorin, Verchères): 45°46′37″N 73°21′22″W / 45.77694°N 73.35611°W / 45.77694; -73.35611
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Incorporated	January 01, 1982
County seat	Verchères
Communities	6
Government[1]
– Type	Prefecture
Area[2]
– Land	345.52 km2 (133.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	69,881
– Density	202.2/km2 (523.7/sq mi)
– Change (2001-06)	9.2%
– Dwellings	26,148
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.margueritedyouville.ca

Marguerite-d'Youville is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Verchères.

The RCM was formerly named Lajemmerais, after Christophe du Frost de Lajemmerais, the father of Marguerite d'Youville. On February 12, 2011, the name of the municipality was changed to honor d'Youville directly.^[3]

Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Contrecœur
  • Sainte-Julie
  • Varennes

• Municipalities
  • Saint-Amable
  • Verchères

• Parish Municipalities
  • Calixa-Lavallée

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	66,975	96.38%
English only	970	1.4%
Both English and French	165	0.24%
Other languages	1,375	1.98%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[4]

Autoroutes A-20 / TCH A-30

Principal Highways Route 132 Route 133 Route 137

Secondary Highways None

External Routes None

Bordering Counties

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Marguerite-d'Youville Regional County Municipality
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality, Quebec
3. ^ Soucy, Audrée (February 2011). "Modifications aux divisions territoriales". Modifications aux municipalités du Québec: 4. ISSN 1715-6408. 
4. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

Coordinates: 45°41′N 73°26′W / 45.683°N 73.433°W / 45.683; -73.433