Mauricie




Administrative region in Quebec, Canada





























































Mauricie
Administrative region
LocationMauricie.png
Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W / 47.000°N 73.000°W / 47.000; -73.000Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W / 47.000°N 73.000°W / 47.000; -73.000
Country
Canada Canada
Province
Quebec Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
Government

 • Regional conference of elected officers
 Gérard Bruneau (President)
Area
[1]

 • Land 35,864.93 km2 (13,847.53 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[1]

 • Total 263,603
 • Density 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.8%
Time zone
UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
G
Area code 819, 873
Website www.mauricie.gouv.qc.ca

Mauricie (French pronunciation: ​[mɔʁisi]) is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² (13,843.78 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.


The word Mauricie was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis.


Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec.[2] However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this.




Contents






  • 1 Subdivisions


  • 2 Major communities


  • 3 School Boards


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Subdivisions


Regional County Municipalities



  • Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality

  • Maskinongé Regional County Municipality

  • Mékinac Regional County Municipality


Equivalent Territories



  • Agglomeration of La Tuque

  • Shawinigan

  • Trois-Rivières


Independent Municipalities



  • La Bostonnais, Quebec

  • Lac-Édouard, Quebec


Aboriginal Reserves



  • Coucoucache, Quebec

  • Obedjiwan, Quebec

  • Wemotaci, Quebec



Major communities




  • La Tuque

  • Louiseville

  • Maskinongé

  • Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel

  • Obedjiwan

  • Saint-Alexis-des-Monts

  • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

  • Saint-Boniface





  • Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

  • Saint-Étienne-des-Grès

  • Saint-Maurice

  • Sainte-Thècle

  • Saint-Tite

  • Shawinigan

  • Trois-Rivières

  • Yamachiche





School Boards


Francophone:



  • Commission scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy (Maskinongé and Francheville).

  • Commission scolaire de l'Énergie (Shawinigan, La Tuque, Mékinac and Maskinongé).


Anglophone:


  • Central Quebec School Board


References





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  2. ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Bureau de la statistique du Québec. August 1997. ISSN 0843-8250. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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External links












  • Portail de la Mauricie Official website


  • Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office

  • CRÉ













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