Mauricie

Mauricie is an administrative region (French région administrative ) south of the Canadian province of Quebec.

It is further into three regional county municipalities ( municipalites Clarisse de comté ) and 49 municipalities, Reserves, and unincorporated areas divided. Seat of administration in Trois -Rivières.

The population is 262 340 (2011), the land area of ​​35,451.7 km ², which corresponds to a population density of 7.4 inhabitants per km ². 98.8 % of residents speak French and 0.2 % English as the main language.

In the north Mauricie borders the region of Nord- du- Québec, to the northeast Saguenay -Lac -Saint- Jean, to the east by Capitale - Nationale, on the south by the Centre- du- Québec, on the west by Lanaudière and Laurentides, on the northwest by Outaouais and Abitibi- Témiscamingue.

Named the region is named after the river Saint- Maurice.

Structure

Regional county municipalities ( MRC):

  • Les Chenaux
  • Maskinongé
  • Mekinac

Cities outside of MRC:

  • La Tuque (part of Agglomà de La Tuque )
  • Shawinigan
  • Trois- Rivières

Communities outside of the MRC:

  • La Bostonnais (part of Agglomà de La Tuque )
  • Lac- Édouard (part of Agglomà de La Tuque )

Reserves outside a MRC:

  • Coucoucache
  • Obedjiwan
  • Wemotaci
Administrative centre Regional county municipality Capitale-Nationale Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality La Tuque, Quebec Obedjiwan, Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent Urban agglomeration of Montreal
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