Mascouche

Mascouche
City
Coat of arms of Mascouche
Coat of arms
Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM
Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM
Mascouche is located in Central Quebec
Mascouche
Mascouche
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W / 45.750; -73.600
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMLes Moulins
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorGuillaume Tremblay
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingMasson
Area
 • Total
107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi)
 • Land106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
51,183
 • Density478.8/km2 (1,240/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021
Increase 9.6%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7K, J7L
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-25
R-125
Websitemascouche.ca

Mascouche (/mæsˈkuːʃ/; French: [maskuʃ]) 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.

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

History

Mascouche (then known as Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) received city status on December 9, 1970, under mayor Gilles Forest.

On June 21, 2021, the city was struck by an EF2 tornado, killing one person.

Infrastructure

Montréal/Mascouche Airport, the largest regional airport in Quebec, was three kilometres southeast of the city. It has now been replaced by the CentrOparc, a business district with the ambition of joining a transit-oriented urban development (DOT).

Highways 640 and 25, both major national transportation routes, meet just south of the centre of the city.

Mascouche is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the Mascouche station of the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Mascouche line.

L'Étang-du-Grand-Coteau, an urban park situated in the city centre on Mascouche Boulevard, has the same area as Mount Royal Park in Montreal.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Mascouche, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 25,828—    
1996 28,097+8.8%
2001 29,556+5.2%
2006 33,764+14.2%
2011 42,491+25.8%
2016 46,692+9.9%
2021 51,183+9.6%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mascouche had a population of 51,183 living in 19,981 of its 20,290 total private dwellings, a change of 9.6% from its 2016 population of 46,692. With a land area of 106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 478.8/km2 (1,240.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Mascouche community profile
20212011
Population51,183 (+9.6% from 2016)42,491 (+25.8% from 2006)
Land area106.89 km2 (41.27 sq mi)106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
Population density478.8/km2 (1,240/sq mi)398.4/km2 (1,032/sq mi)
Median age40.4 (M: 39.6, F: 41.2)36.5 (M: 36.2, F: 36.9)
Private dwellings20,290 (total)  19,981 (occupied)16,290 (total) 
Median household income$93,000$70,673
References: 2021 2011
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Mascouche, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
46 375
 42 740 Increase 7.03% 92.10% 1 150 Increase 12.17% 2.47% 355 Increase 120.0% 0.76% 1 840 Increase 39.39% 3.96%
2011
42,185
 39,580 Increase 25.8% 93.82% 1,010 Increase 5.2% 2.39% 275 Increase 29.09% 0.65% 1,320 Increase 26.3% 3.13%
2006
33,600
 31,470 Increase 13.4% 93.66% 960 Increase 17.1% 2.86% 125 Decrease 40.5% 0.37% 1,045 Increase 111.1% 3.11%
2001
29,285
 27,760 Increase 5.0% 94.79% 820 Decrease 9.4% 2.80% 210 Increase 82.6% 0.72% 495 Increase 3.1% 1.69%
1996
27,930
 26,430 n/a 94.63% 905 n/a 3.24% 115 n/a 0.41% 480 n/a 1.72%

Mayors

  1. André Duval (1955–1965)
  2. Gilles Forest (1965–1983)
  3. Bernard Patenaude (1983–1992)
  4. Richard Marcotte (1992–2012)
  5. Denise Paquette (2012–2013)
  6. Guillaume Tremblay (2013–present)
Photograph of the rear wings and the mill of the Le Gardeur de Repentigny manor (or Pangman Manor) in Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche (now Mascouche). The Mascouche River is visible in the view.

Environment

In March 2025, the Canadian government deciede to dispose 80,000 tonnes of soil heavily contaminated with "forever chemicals"—substances that are potentially carcinogenic— by burying them at a site in Mascouche.

Education

The Commission scolaire des Affluents operates Francophone public schools. They include:

Primary schools:

Secondary schools :

One professional school, École L'Impact.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

Famous residents

Mascouche is the hometown of baseball player Éric Gagné.

It is also Émilie Mondor's hometown, a Canadian Olympic athlete, who was a two-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 39528". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
  3. ↑ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". February 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Gagnon, Sylvie; Tétreault, François; Coutu, Jean-Claude; Martel, Claude; Société d'histoire de Mascouche (2019). Le Domaine seigneurial de Mascouche (in French) (1st ed.). Mascouche, Québec: Société de développement et d'animation de Mascouche (SODAM). ISBN 978-2-9809653-3-3. OCLC 1126650457.
  7. ↑ "Mascouche « Histoire du Québec". March 29, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2021, 2021 census
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ Bergeron, Ulysse; Tremblay, Photos : Martin (March 10, 2025). "Des « polluants éternels » enfouis à Mascouche". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  13. ↑ "PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "FRANKLIN HILL ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rosemere High School Zone Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.