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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. 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 divisionsRegional county municipalities
Equivalent territories
Independent municipalitiesMajor communitiesSchool districts10 Francophones:
Part of Anglophone: Notable people
References
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mauricie.  Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mauricie.
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