- Source: 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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Quebec Utara
- Daftar munisipalitas paroki di Québec
- Marcel Pronovost
- Daftar stasiun televisi Kanada
- Mauricie
- Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
- Tourism in Mauricie
- List of regions of Quebec
- Mauricie–Bois-Francs
- List of historic places in Mauricie
- La Mauricie National Park
- Saint-Léon
- List of colleges in Quebec
- Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux)
