Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of
Quebec
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.
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.
Its largest cities are
Trois-Rivières and
Shawinigan.
The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
and
historian
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Albert Tessier
Albert Tessier ((); March 6, 1895 – September 13, 1976) was a French-speaking Canadian priest, historian and a film maker.
He was born on in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie.
Life as a Priest and Educator
He was ordained priest by Monsi ...
and is based on the
Saint-Maurice river
The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. ...
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
Mauricie–Bois-Francs was a former administrative region of Quebec. It ceased to exist on July 30, 1997 (or August 20, 1997, upon publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec) when it was split into the modern-day administrative regions of M ...
administrative region into Mauricie and
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du ...
.
However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this.
Administrative divisions
Regional county municipalities
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Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
Les Chenaux (meaning ''the channels'' in French) is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. It is located adjacent on the east of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawre ...
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Maskinongé Regional County Municipality
Maskinongé is a regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River.
The population according to the 2016 Canadian Cen ...
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Mékinac Regional County Municipality
Mékinac () is a regional county municipality (MRC) in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Tite. It is composed of 10 municipalities and 4 unorganized territories.
Toponymy
According to t ...
Equivalent territories
* Agglomeration of
La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...
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Shawinigan
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Trois-Rivières
Independent municipalities
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La Bostonnais, Quebec
La Bostonnais is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The community is about north of La Tuque's town centre along Quebec Route 155.
The municipality takes its name from the nearby Bostonnais and Little ...
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Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Lac-Édouard is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the namesake Lake Édouard.
On March 26, 2003, it became part of th ...
Nation Atikamekw
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Coucoucache, Quebec
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Obedjiwan, Quebec
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Wemotaci, Quebec
Major communities
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La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...
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Louiseville
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Maskinongé
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Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique ...
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Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, having a topography that is characterized by valleys and rounded hills, with an altitude v ...
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Saint-Boniface
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Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
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Saint-Maurice
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Saint-Tite
Saint-Tite is a town in the province of Quebec, Canada, north of Trois-Rivières, in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality (RCM) and in the Mauricie administrative region. In the 19th Century, the Batiscanie economy was mainly founded on f ...
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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
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Sainte-Thècle
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Shawinigan
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Trois-Rivières
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Yamachiche
Yamachiche () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Etymology
The name Yamachiche was first used to identify the Little Yamachiche River (''Petite rivière Yamachiche'') which runs through the town. It ...
School districts
10 Francophones:
* Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy:
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Trois Rivières (3 districts)
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Maskinongé and
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Francheville.
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Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie:
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Shawinigan (2 districts),
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La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...
,
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Mékinac and
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Maskinongé.
Part of Anglophone:
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Central Quebec School Board
The Central Québec School Board (CQSB; french: Commission scolaire Central Québec) is an English-language school board in the province of Quebec, Canada, with its headquarters at 2046 chemin Saint-Louis, Quebec City. It is one of nine English-la ...
Notable people
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Moïsette Olier (1885–1972), writer
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Jacques Plante (1929–1986), ice hockey goaltender
References
External links
Portail de la MauricieOfficial website
Tourisme MauricieRegional tourist office
CRÉ
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