Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality

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Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie
Coordinates: 46°36′N72°49′W / 46.600°N 72.817°W / 46.600; -72.817 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Mauricie
EffectiveSeptember 1982 [1]
DissolvedDecember 31, 2001
County seat Shawinigan
Government
  Type Prefecture
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
Decrease2.svg 3.4%
  Dwellings
32,148
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code 819

Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada.

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Subdivisions

Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:

Villes
Municipalities
Parish Municipalities
Villages

Dissolution

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141082". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 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).)