Mauricie


Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. 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 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.

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities
Equivalent territories
Independent municipalities
Aboriginal reserves

  • La Tuque
  • Louiseville
  • Maskinongé
  • Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
  • Obedjiwan
  • Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
  • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
  • Saint-Boniface

  • Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
  • Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
  • Saint-Maurice
  • Sainte-Thècle
  • Saint-Tite
  • Shawinigan
  • Trois-Rivières
  • Yamachiche

School districts

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Anglophone: