Mauricie
Encyclopedia
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 35,855.22 km² (13,843.78 sq mi) and a 2006 census
population of 258,928 residents. 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.
Independent Cities
Independent Municipalities
Indian Reserves
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. La Mauricie National Park
La Mauricie National Park
La Mauricie National Park is located in the Laurentian mountains in the Mauricie region of Québec, Canada. It covers 536 km² in the southern Canadian Shield region bordering the Saint Lawrence lowlands. The park contains 150 lakes and many ponds....
is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² (13,843.78 sq mi) and a 2006 census
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
and Shawinigan.
The word Mauricie was coined by local priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
Albert Tessier
Albert Tessier
Albert Tessier 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 :...
and is based on the Saint-Maurice river
Saint-Maurice River
The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km² ....
which runs through the region on a North-South axis.
Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities- Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, QuebecLes Chenaux Regional County Municipality, QuebecLes Chenaux 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 Lawrence River. It has a land area of and a population of 16,944 inhabitants in the Canada 2006...
- Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, QuebecMaskinongé Regional County Municipality, QuebecMaskinongé is a county regional municipality of Quebec in central Quebec, Canada in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River....
- Mékinac Regional County Municipality, QuebecMékinac Regional County Municipality, QuebecMékinac is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Tite.-Communities:City*Saint-TiteMunicipalities*Notre-Dame-de-Montauban*Sainte-Thècle*Trois-RivesVillage Municipality*Grandes-Piles...
Independent Cities
- La Tuque, QuebecLa Tuque, QuebecLa Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois....
- Shawinigan
- Trois-RivièresTrois-RivièresTrois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
Independent Municipalities
- La Bostonnais, QuebecLa Bostonnais, QuebecLa 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....
- Lac-Édouard, QuebecLac-Édouard, QuebecLac-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 eponymous Lake Édouard.-Demographics:Population trend:...
Indian Reserves
- Coucoucache, QuebecCoucoucache, QuebecCoucoucache is a tiny First Nation reserve on the north shore of Blanc Reservoir on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada...
- Obedjiwan, QuebecObedjiwan, QuebecObedjiwan is a First Nation reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw d'Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation....
- Wemotaci, QuebecWemotaci, QuebecWemotaci is a First Nation reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada...
Major Communities
- CharetteCharette, QuebecCharette is a municipality of 924 people located in Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.-History:Charette is named in honour of one of its first settlers, Édouard Charette, originally from Sainte-Ursule, who built a saw mill and flour mill around 1875...
- La TuqueLa Tuque, QuebecLa Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois....
- LouisevilleLouiseville, QuebecLouiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the Wolf River on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre....
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-CarmelNotre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QuebecNotre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-List of Mayors:The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Officially, mayoral elections in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel are on a non-partisan basis...
- Saint-BonifaceSaint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, QuebecSaint-Boniface is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.On April 5, 2003, the Village Municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan became the Municipality of Saint-Boniface.-Demographics:Population trend:...
- Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonSaint-Élie-de-Caxton, QuebecSaint-Élie-de-Caxton is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.It is home to storyteller Fred Pellerin.Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted with lakes...
- Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
- Saint-TiteSaint-Tite, QuebecSaint-Tite is a town in Quebec province, Canada, north of Trois-Rivières; its name is the French name for Saint Titus. Its chief industries are forestry and leather production. It is best known, though, for the Festival Western de Saint-Tite, which developed from a rodeo inaugurated in 1967 to...
- Shawinigan
- Trois-RivièresTrois-RivièresTrois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
- YamachicheYamachiche, QuebecYamachiche 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 which runs through the town. It came from the Native American words iyamitaw and achichki...
External links
- Portail de la Mauricie Official website
- Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office
- Wikitravel - Mauricie