Lanaudière ( French pronunciation: [lanodjɛʁ] , locally [lanod͡zjaɛ̯ʁ] ) 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.
10-487: The Exo L'Assomption and Terrebonne–Mascouche sector is responsible for organising public transportation services throughout the administrative region of Lanaudière , northeast of Montreal , in central Quebec , Canada. The Quebec Ministry of Transport produced a report in 1999 which analyzed the Lanaudière region's transport problems. This report overwhelmingly favoured a public transportation service managed within
20-558: A longer distance from Montreal are the ones that are being served by Transport MRC de Joliette (Interurban Routes) . Specialized accessible transportation is administered locally within each member regional county municipality. Lanaudi%C3%A8re The region of Lanaudière is part of central Quebec and is located between the Saint Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains , between Mauricie and
30-494: Is 20 meters (66 ft) near the Saint Lawrence River to almost 800 meters (2,600 ft) at the top of mountains near Saint-Donat and Saint-Zénon . Lanaudière is made up of three distinct geographical groupings: the southern plain has cities and farming villages and includes many historical locations; the piedmont in the centre has become a vacation spot due to its numerous lakes and natural attractions, and
40-553: The Laurentian Plateau in the far north in the forested country is known for its fishing and hiking. The three main ports of entry for Lanaudière are all in the south: Terrebonne, Repentigny and Berthierville. Lanaudière's road network was developed according to three north-south axes (25-125, 31-131, 347), all of which have few links with the neighbouring regions. This internal network is almost exclusively composed of secondary roads. Lanaudière has two wildlife preserves,
50-519: The Laurentides . Lanaudière attracts a good deal of interest from vacationers. Lanaudière's area of 12,413.73 square kilometres (4,792.97 sq mi) stretch northwest from a shoreline of 60 kilometers (37 mi) on the Saint Lawrence River. Lanaudière is generally rural, while the urban areas are generally concentrated in the south of the region, such as Repentigny , Terrebonne and Berthierville . The altitude rises as one goes northwards; it
60-676: The Rouge-Matawin and the Mastigouche , as well as part of the Mont Tremblant park. Further to the north, about an hour away from Saint-Michel-des-Saints , there is the Atikamekw indian reserve of Manawan . The region of Lanaudière owes its name to history - it perpetuates the memory of Marie-Charlotte de Lanaudière , daughter of the lord of Lavaltrie and wife of the businessman Barthélemy Joliette , descendant of
70-628: The CTJM ( Corporation de Transport Joliette-Métropolitain ) and the TAJM ( Transport Adapté Joliette-Mértopolitain ) got implemented into the MRC de Joliette's transport division the same date. The southern municipalities within the region are still serviced by Réseau de transport métropolitain Terrebonne-Mascouche and Réseau de transport métropolitain L'Assomption, while the communities at
80-542: The board. This also required each MRC to manage operations in their territory, with a structure which may vary depending on different local needs. In June 2017, Quebec Ministry of Transport approved the law 76, which modified the transport gouvernance of transport entities in the Metropolitan Region of Montréal. The Administration of the CRTL was transferred to the MRC de Joliette – Division Transport, as well as
90-584: The famous explorer Louis Jolliet . The name Lanaudière evokes the lineage of the lords De Lanaudière who contributed, over seven generations, to the defence and the development of the French colonies in America , of France and of the region. The 10 French-language districts have service by the two school service centres of the region and two districts by centres of Laurentides : Mont Tremblant Too Many Requests If you report this error to
100-509: The region instead of the integration of existing public transit in L'Assomption and Les Moulins with either of the large Montreal (STM) or Laval (STL) systems. The result of this was the creation of the Conseil régional de transport Lanaudière in 2002, under the management of the six regional county municipalities of D'Autray , Joliette , L'Assomption , Matawinie , Montcalm and Les Moulins , with additional transit user representation on
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