Lachute
Lachute (French pronunciation: [laʃyt]) is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, 62 km (39 mi) northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport. It is located on Autoroute 50, at the junctions of Quebec Provincial Highways Route 148, Route 158, and Secondary Highways 327 and 329.
Lachute | |
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Location within Argenteuil RCM | |
Lachute Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°20′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Argenteuil |
| Settled | 1753 |
| Constituted | April 30, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Bigras-Denis |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.80 km2 (43.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 108.66 km2 (41.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 14,100 |
| • Density | 129.8/km2 (336/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 6,862 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J8H |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-50 | R-148 R-158 R-327 R-329 |
| Website | www |
Lachute is the seat of Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, and is served by the Lachute Airport. Its major industries include paper mills and lumber. The population is about 14,000 people.
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