Mauricie

Mauricie 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.

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