Maskinongé () is a
regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality.
Regional county municipalit ...
in the
Mauricie
Mauricie () 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 popu ...
region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. The seat is
Louiseville
Louiseville () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, town in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shor ...
. It is located adjacent on the west of
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
on the
Saint Lawrence River
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.
The population according to the
2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...
was 36,316, an increase of 0.1% over the 2011 population.
History
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, and it consisted of Hunterstown Township (now part of
Saint-Paulin); Belleau Municipality (now part of
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts); the parish municipalities of
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Sainte-Angèle (since renamed to
Sainte-Angèle-de-Premont), Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche (now part of
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 cam ...
), Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (now part of
Louiseville
Louiseville () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, town in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shor ...
),
Saint-Barnabé
Saint-Barnabé (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Barnabé are called ''barnabéens'' in French.
Map
See also
*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
...
, Saint-Édouard (since renamed to
Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé), Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé (now part of
Maskinongé),
Saint-Justin,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand,
Saint-Paulin,
Saint-Sévère, and
Sainte-Ursule; and the village municipalities of Louiseville, Maskinongé, Saint-Paulin, and Yamachiche.
On January 1, 2002, the municipalities of Charette, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan (since renamed to
Saint-Boniface), Saint-Élie (since renamed to
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Before January 15, 2005 it was known simply as Saint-Élie.
Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted wit ...
),
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, and
Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Prior to March 28, 1998, it was known simply as Saint-Mathieu.
It is home to the Mokotakan Museum, showcasing the First Nations
First natio ...
were transferred to the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality when the
Centre-de-la-Mauricie and
Francheville Regional Counties were dissolved.
Subdivisions
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
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Louiseville
Louiseville () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, town in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shor ...
;Municipalities (11)
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Charette
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Maskinongé
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Saint-Boniface
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Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé
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Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Before January 15, 2005 it was known simply as Saint-Élie.
Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted wit ...
*
Saint-Justin
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Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc () is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Prior to March 28, 1998, it was known simply as Saint-Mathieu.
It is home to the Mokotakan Museum, showcasing the First Nations
First natio ...
*
Saint-Paulin
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Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont
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Sainte-Ursule
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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 cam ...
;Parishes (5)
*
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
*
Saint-Barnabé
Saint-Barnabé (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Barnabé are called ''barnabéens'' in French.
Map
See also
*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
...
*
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
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Saint-Léon-le-Grand
*
Saint-Sévère
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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* Autoroutes
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* Principal Highways
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* Secondary Highways
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* External Routes
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See also
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maskinonge Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census divisions of Quebec
Regional county municipalities in Mauricie