Mauricie

Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Mauricie

Administrative region

Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W﻿ / ﻿47.000°N 73.000°W﻿ / 47.000; -73.000
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

• Table des élus de la Mauricie (Regional conference of elected officers)| Gérard Bruneau (President)
Area

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• Land| 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[1]

• 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|

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 tourism in Mauricie popular. 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.

## Administrative divisions

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### Regional county municipalities

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* Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
* Maskinongé Regional County Municipality
* Mékinac Regional County Municipality

### Equivalent territories

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* Agglomeration of La Tuque
* Shawinigan
* Trois-Rivières

### Independent municipalities

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* La Bostonnais, Quebec
* Lac-Édouard, Quebec

## Nation Atikamekw

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* Coucoucache, Quebec
* Obedjiwan, Quebec
* Wemotaci, Quebec

## Major communities

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* La Tuque
* Louiseville
* Maskinongé
* Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
* Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
* Saint-Boniface
* Saint-Étienne-des-Grès

* Saint-Maurice
* Saint-Tite
* Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
* Sainte-Thècle
* Shawinigan
* Trois-Rivières
* Yamachiche

## School districts

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10 Francophones:

* Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy:
* Trois Rivières (3 districts)
* Maskinongé and
* Francheville.
* Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie:
* Shawinigan (2 districts),
* La Tuque,
* Mékinac and
* Maskinongé.

Part of Anglophone:

* Central Quebec School Board

## Notable people

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* Moïsette Olier (1885–1972), writer
* Jacques Plante (1929–1986), ice hockey goaltender

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Mauricie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. 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]
3. ^ "Mauricie (Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mauricie.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mauricie.

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

Places adjacent to Mauricie

| Outaouais Region
Laurentides Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region / Nord-du-Québec Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region

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* Mékinac
* Shawinigan
* Trois-Rivières
* Les Chenaux
* Maskinongé
* La Tuque

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* Saint-Tite
* Shawinigan
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* La Tuque

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