Country Canada Region Lanaudière Settled 1799 Area 193 km² | Province Quebec RCM Matawinie Constituted May 28, 1998 Population 10,416 (2011) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Parc des Chutes Dorwin, Ski Montcalm, Arbraska Rawdon, Plage Municipale De Rawd, Parc des Cascades | ||
Rawdon quebec
Rawdon is a municipality located on the Ouareau River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. It is the seat for the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, in the Lanaudière region. Rawdon is part of the Joliette federal electoral district.
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- Rawdon quebec
- Map of Rawdon QC Canada
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Language
- Notable Rawdon natives
- References
Map of Rawdon, QC, Canada
The town of Rawdon is a mostly French-speaking tourist resort and is home to one English public school and four French public schools as well as a medium-size ski resort.
Geography
Rawdon is located at the beginning of the Canadian Shield mountains. Its lakes and mountains make it a destination for summer tourism with its many camps and cottages. Rawdon is home to the Dorwin and Manchester falls, which lie less than a kilometre from downtown and offer a public beach on the artificial Rawdon Lake. In summer, temperatures can soar as high as 35 °C (95 °F) while temperatures as cold as −30 °C (−22 °F) can be felt in winter.
History
Rawdon township was established in 1799 and named after Sir Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. The town of Rawdon was primarily home to people of Irish background up until 1844, when more and more French-Canadians settled the region and small shops and industries emerged. Following the First World War and October Revolution, Rawdon saw a considerable number of Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian noble families arrive to settle in its countryside (update - These noble families come from Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). It was originally part of Montcalm County. From 1920 to 1998, there were two separate municipalities named "Rawdon": the township of Rawdon and the village of Rawdon; in 1998, they were reunited into a single municipality.
Population
In summer, the population is said to double and even sometimes triple due to tourism and the presence of many cottages in the vicinity.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4532 (total dwellings: 5422)
Language
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