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.^[1] Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

Mauricie
Administrative region
Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)	3 RCM, 3 ET Les Chenaux Maskinongé Mékinac Regional County Municipality La Tuque (ET) Shawinigan (ET) Trois-Rivières (ET)
Government
• Table des élus de la Mauricie (Regional conference of elected officers)	Gérard Bruneau (President)
Area [1]
• Land	35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	266,112
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.0%
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	G
Area code	819, 873
Website	www.mauricie.gouv.qc.ca

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.^[2] 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

• La Tuque
• Louiseville
• Maskinongé
• Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
• Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
• Saint-Boniface
• Saint-Étienne-des-Grès

• Saint-Maurice
• Saint-Tite
• Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
• Sainte-Thècle
• Shawinigan
• Trois-Rivières
• Yamachiche

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