Mauricie

Mauricie
Administrative region
Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W / 47.000°N 73.000°WCoordinates: 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[1]
• Land	35,864.93 km^2 (13,847.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	263,603
• Density	7.3/km^2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.8%
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
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.

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
• Eastern Townships School Board

References

1. "(Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
2. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Bureau de la statistique du Québec. August 1997. ISSN 0843-8250. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

External links

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