Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of
Quebec
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.
La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making
tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km
2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the
2016 Census.
Its largest cities are
Trois-Rivières and
Shawinigan.
The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local
priest
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and
historian
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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.
However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this.
Administrative divisions
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
La Bostonnais is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. The community is about north of La Tuque's town centre along Quebec Route 155 ...
*
Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Nation Atikamekw
*
Coucoucache, Quebec
*
Obedjiwan, Quebec
*
Wemotaci, Quebec
Major communities
School districts
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
*
Moïsette Olier (1885–1972), writer
*
Jacques Plante (1929–1986), ice hockey goaltender
References
External links
Portail de la MauricieOfficial website
Tourisme MauricieRegional tourist office
CRÉ
{{Authority control
Administrative regions of Quebec