Lanaudière

Also known as Lanaudiere

Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population (2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Lanaudière
Settlement.settlement_type: Administrative region
Settlement.image_map: Lanaudière in Quebec.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quebec
Settlement.parts_type: Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
Settlement.parts_style: coll
Settlement.parts: 6 RCM
Settlement.p1: D'Autray
Settlement.p2: Joliette

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Lanaudière är en administrativ region i Québec i Kanada. Regionen, som ligger strax norr om Montréal, hade 429 053 invånare vid folkräkningen 2006 och omfattar 12 413,73 km². Den har fått sitt namn från godset Lanaudière, som upprättades i en del av området av franska kolonisatörer.

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