Matawinie () is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.
Subdivisions There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:
Municipalities (14) Chertsey Entrelacs Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci Rawdon Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez Sainte-Béatrix Saint-Côme Saint-Donat Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie Saint-Félix-de-Valois Saint-Jean-de-Matha Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare Saint-Michel-des-Saints Saint-Zénon
Parishes (1) Saint-Damien
Unorganized Territory (12) Baie-Atibenne Baie-de-la-Bouteille Baie-Obaoca Lac-Cabasta Lac-des-Dix-Milles Lac-Devenyns Lac-du-Taureau Lac-Legendre Lac-Matawin Lac-Minaki Lac-Santé Saint-Guillaume-Nord
First Nations reserve (1) Manawan
Demographics Population
Language French and Atikamekw are the main languages.
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 49,620 10.7% 90.1% 1,825 1.6% 3.3% 605 61.3% 1.1% 2,845 1.6% 5.2% 44,835 1.9% 89.8% 1,855 6.1% 4.0% 375 19.0% 0.6% 2,890 4.1% 5.8% 43,990 1.1% 89.7% 1,975 24.2% 4.0% 315 23.5% 0.6% 2,775 4.8% 5.7% 44,490 16.3% 90.3% 1,590 11.7% 3.2% 255 5.6% 0.5% 2,915 28.7% 5.9% 38,270 4.9% 89.8% 1,800 11.1% 4.2% 270 6.9% 0.6% 2,265 19.2% 5.3% 36,495 n/a 89.7% 2,025 n/a 5.0% 290 n/a 0.7% 1,900 n/a 4.7%
Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
Principal Highways
Secondary Highways
External Routes None
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
External links Matawinie MRC - official website