Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality

Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:

Villes
Municipalities
Parish Municipalities
Villages
Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie
Coordinates: 46°36′N 72°49′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
EffectiveSeptember 1982[1]
DissolvedDecember 31, 2001
County seatShawinigan
Government
  TypePrefecture
Area
  Total1,282 km2 (495 sq mi)
  Land1,351.66 km2 (521.88 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2001)[2]
  Total64,841
  Density48.0/km2 (124/sq mi)
  Pop 1996-2001
3.4%
  Dwellings
32,148
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819

The RCM was dissolved on December 31, 2001, when the municipalities of Charette, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Saint-Élie, and Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc were transferred to the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel was transferred to the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, and the remaining municipalities were amalgamated into the new City of Shawinigan.[3]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 141082 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "2001 Census profile: Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie".
  3. Commission Municipale du Québec, Rapport au Ministre des Affaires Municipales et de la Métropole, Monsieur André Boisclair, sur les Équipements, Infrastructures, Services et Activités à Caractère Supralocal (Éisa) – Municipalité Régionale de Comté du Centre-de-la-Mauricie ("Online version" (PDF).)


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