Mauricie

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. 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. 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
• 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 Mauricie Official website
• Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office
• CRÉ

1. Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
2. Mauricie–Bois-Francs
3. List of regions of Quebec
4. Tourism in Mauricie
5. Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA Hockey League
6. La Mauricie National Park
7. Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie
8. 2014 Quebec general election
9. La Tuque, Quebec
10. List of communities in Quebec
11. List of historic places in Mauricie
12. Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux)
13. List of hospitals in Quebec
14. Saint-Georges, Shawinigan
15. 2012 Quebec general election
16. Shawinigan
17. Candidates of the 2022 Quebec general election
18. Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec
19. List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
20. List of solved missing person cases: post-2000