Mauricie

Mauricie
Mauricie
Administrative region
	Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W / 47.000°N 73.000°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)	3 RCM, 3 ET Les Chenaux; Maskinongé; Mékinac Regional County Municipality; La Tuque (ET); Shawinigan (ET); Trois-Rivières (ET);
Government
• Regional conference of elected officers	Gérard Bruneau (President)
Area
• Land	35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	266,112
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.0%
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 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census.^[1] 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.

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities

Equivalent territories

Independent municipalities

Aboriginal reserves

Major communities

School districts

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

Notable people

Moïsette Olier (1885–1972), writer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Mauricie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Bureau de la statistique du Québec. August 1997. ISSN 0843-8250. Retrieved 2012-05-20.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Mauricie (Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

External links

Portail de la Mauricie Official website
Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office
CRÉ

[census2016-1] "Census Profile, 2016 Census Mauricie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[2] "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Bureau de la statistique du Québec. August 1997. ISSN 0843-8250. Retrieved 2012-05-20.^{[permanent dead link]}

[SC2011-3] "Mauricie (Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

[1]

[2]

v t e Administrative divisions of Mauricie (Region 04)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	Mékinac Shawinigan Trois-Rivières Les Chenaux Maskinongé La Tuque
Municipalities	Saint-Tite Shawinigan Trois-Rivières Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Louiseville La Tuque
Administrative divisions of Quebec

v t e Administrative divisions of Quebec
Subdivisions	Administrative regions Regional county municipality (list) Montreal Metropolitan Community (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Communauté métropolitaine de Québec Kativik Regional Government
Communities	All municipalities Types of municipalities Cities Parish municipalities Townships United townships Villages Indian reserves Boroughs Urban agglomerations
Major cities	Montreal Quebec Laval Gatineau Longueuil Sherbrooke Lévis Saguenay Trois-Rivières Terrebonne
Regions	Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Estrie Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Laval Lanaudière Laurentides Mauricie Montérégie Montréal Nord-du-Québec Outaouais Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Portal:Canada