Rawdon, Quebec
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Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region. Rawdon is part of the Joliette federal electoral district.
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Motto(s): "In diversitate luceo" (Latin for, "I shine in diversity") | |
Coordinates: 46°03′N 73°43′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Matawinie |
Settled | 1799 |
Constituted | May 28, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raymond Rougeau |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Bertrand |
Area | |
• Total | 193.00 km2 (74.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 187.07 km2 (72.23 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 11,719 |
• Density | 63.2/km2 (164/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 6% |
• Dwellings | 5,447 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-125 R-337 R-341 R-348 |
Website | www |
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The town of Rawdon is a mostly French-speaking tourist resort and is home to one English public school and four French public schools as well as a medium-size ski resort.