Eastern Montérégie

Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the region in southwestern , Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe. The name comes from Algonquin word maskutew meaning "bear plain" in plular.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe.

is a city of almost 100,000 people in , . Agrotourism is one of the region's biggest draws, boasting orchards and cider-houses, vineyards and wineries, and maple sugar shacks.

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is the agri-food capital of Quebec. This city of 57,000 people is in Les Maskoutains region in Eastern Montérégie, . is also a gourmet, attractive, festive, sporty and cultural city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Barnabé-Sud.

Village
is a municipality in southwestern in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 962. It is the birthplace of historian Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire.

Eastern Montérégie

Latitude
45.6872° or 45° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
-72.8983° or 72° 53′ 54″ west
Population
89,400
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
87Q9M4P2+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6605517212
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
6052920
Wiki­data ID
Q1517861
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Eastern Montérégie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Les Maskoutains
  • French: Les Maskoutains
  • French: MRC Les Maskoutains
  • German: Les Maskoutains
  • Greek: Λε Μασκουταίν
  • Irish: Les Maskoutains
  • Italian: Municipalità regionale della contea di Les Maskoutains
  • Japanese: マスクタン郡
  • Persian: شهرستان له ماسکوتن
  • Polish: Les Maskoutains
  • Portuguese: Les Maskoutains
  • Russian: Ле-Макутен
  • Slovenian: Les Maskoutains
  • Spanish: Les Maskoutains
  • Turkish: Les Maskoutains
  • Urdu: لیس ماسکوتینز ریجنل کاؤنٹی میونسپلٹی
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sir Rhanbarthol Les Maskoutains

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