Mauricie

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.

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.

Subdivisions
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

Aboriginal Reserves
 * Coucoucache, Quebec
 * Obedjiwan, Quebec
 * Wemotaci, Quebec

Major Communities

 * Charette
 * La Tuque
 * Louiseville
 * Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
 * Saint-Boniface
 * Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
 * Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
 * Saint-Tite
 * Shawinigan
 * Trois-Rivières
 * Yamachiche