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Saint-Maurice | |
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Motto(s): Labeur, Valeur, Fraternité ("Labour, Value, Fraternity") | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N72°32′W / 46.467°N 72.533°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
RCM | Les Chenaux |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gérard Bruneau |
• Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
• Prov. riding | Champlain |
Area | |
• Total | 90.90 km2 (35.10 sq mi) |
• Land | 91.34 km2 (35.27 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2016) [3] | |
• Total | 3,286 |
• Density | 36/km2 (90/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 18.4% |
• Dwellings | 1,345 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways A-40 | R-352 |
Website | www |
Saint-Maurice is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
The hagiotoponym refers to Saint Maurice.
The territory of Saint-Maurice was colonized in the early 1830s when the place was still part of the Seigneurie of Saint-Maurice. The Catholic parish was founded in 1837 and detached from the Parish of Cap-de-la-Madeleine. The territory of the original parish was much larger than that which exists today, as it also included the Saint-Louis-de-France neighborhood in Trois-Rivières and a part of the current parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel.
The parish municipality of Saint-Maurice was officially incorporated in 1855 during the original municipal division of Quebec. In 1858, the village of Fermont splitted from Saint-Maurice but was ultimately re-annexed in 1939 following the closure of the Radnor forges, the only company that supported it, and by the same token the exodus of its entire population.
In 1859, another large part of the municipality was taken away for the creation of the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel witch also included parts of the municipality of Cap-de-la-Magdeleine (today part of Trois-Rivières).
In 1904, following repeated requests from citizens living in the west of Saint-Maurice who were too far from the village and the church, a new city, Saint-Louis, was created and detached from the territory of Saint- Maurice. Saint-Louis will be renamed Saint-Louis-de-France in 1969 and will finally be annexed to Trois-Rivières in 2002. Before 1904, Saint-Maurice was therefore bounded to the west by the Saint-Maurice River and it is this natural boundary that gave its name to the territory.
Originally part of the county of Champlain, Saint-Maurice was incorporated into the regional county municipality of Francheville in 1982. In 2002, during the municipal reorganization of the region, it was included in the regional county municipality of Les Chenaux .
The church of Saint-Maurice has one of Casavant Frères' oldest organs, the opus 50, built in 1894 and still in use. With mechanical action, it has 2 keyboards and a pedal for around twenty games.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Maurice had a population of 3,432 living in 1,360 of its 1,409 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 3,286. With a land area of 91.36 km2 (35.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.6/km2 (97.3/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
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The Central Quebec School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
Saint-Maurice, Quebec
Tourbière du Lac à la Tortue Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve [8] [9]
Mékinac is a regional county municipality (RCM) of 5,607 km2 located in the administrative region of Mauricie, along the Saint-Maurice River, which also crosses the RCM from one end to the other, and the Matawin River, a tributary of the Saint-Maurice. Located in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Les Chenaux is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. It is located adjacent on the east of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River. It has a land area of 872.04 square kilometres (336.70 sq mi) and a population of 17,865 inhabitants in the Canada 2011 Census. Its largest community is the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Séverin is a parish municipality in Quebec (Canada) in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, in the administrative region of Mauricie and watershed the Batiscanie. At various times, the place was also known as Saint-Séverin-de-Proulxville and Proulxville.
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain is a municipality of 516 people in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the regional county.
Saint-Stanislas, old name Deux-Rivières (Village), is a municipality part of Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Louis-de-France was one of the six sectors of the City of Trois-Rivières. Prior to January 1, 2002 it was a city in Quebec of about 7,246 inhabitants. During the Quebec municipal reorganizations of 2002, it was amalgamated with the municipalities of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest and Pointe-du-Lac, to form the current town of Trois-Rivières.
Hérouxville is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Its watershed is mainly part of the Batiscanie.
Saint-Narcisse is a parish municipality located in the regional county municipality (MRC) Chenaux, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Located on the North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 30 km (19 mi) from downtown Trois-Rivières, the parish of Saint-Narcisse is the heart of the Mauricie region.
Champlain is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality and the administrative region the Mauricie, on the north shore of St. Lawrence River. Champlain is also part of the metropolitan area of Trois-Rivières.
Lac-à-la-Tortue, is a sector of the city of Shawinigan since 2002, it is located in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
The use includes the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector in Batiscanie, the common name for the watershed of the Batiscan River.
Considered the cradle of commercial bush flying in Canada, the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector is home to the oldest civilian seaplane base in Canada.
Since the twentieth century, the area has been a well-known resort.
The Champlain River flow on the north shore of St. Lawrence river, between Saint-Maurice River and the Batiscan River watershed, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The North Mekinac River flows from North to South, in three municipalities, in Mauricie region, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
The Charest River takes its source in Charest Lake, in the sector Montauban-les-Mines, in the extreme East of the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, located in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie in the province of Quebec, Canada. In the upper part, Charest River also drains the surrounding lakes: lake of the Mine, lake Perron, lake Perreault and lake End.
The Rivière à la lime flows in the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The "rivière à la lime" drains a watershed of 25.86 km2. This river has a length of 12.14 km and empties into the Batiscan River.
The Blanche River (St-Casimir) is a stream flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region from Capitale-Nationale, to Quebec, to Canada.
The rivière à la Fourche is a tributary of the northwest bank of the Champlain River, flowing on the east side of the Saint-Maurice River and on the north side of the St. Lawrence River, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Brûlée River is flowing entirely in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, Canada.
The rivière au Lard flows on 21.2 kilometres (13.2 mi) in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, then those of Saint-Maurice, Saint-Narcisse and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière Cachée is a tributary of the Saint-Maurice River, flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, entirely in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality (RCM), in Mauricie administrative region, in province of Quebec, Canada.