Mascouche

Mascouche (; ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183, ranking 20th among Quebec municipalities.

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Settlement.name: Mascouche
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Blason de Mascouche.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x90px
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 100x90px
Settlement.image_map: Mascouche Quebec location diagram.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Central Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in central Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lanaudière
Settlement.subdivision_type3: RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Les Moulins
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_title1: Constituted

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Part of: Greater Montreal
Demonym: Mascouchoise
Country: Canada
Located in: Quebec
Population: 54540
Area: 107.00
Shares border with: L'Épiphanie
Official website: mascouche.ca
Image: Manoir des Le Gardeur de Repentigny.jpg

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Commons category: Mascouche
inception: 1845-06-08

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Demographics
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Education
Famous residents
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The name comes from Algonquin word meaning "bear plain" in singular. Compare plural form to for the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality located nearby.

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