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The Mauricie at a glance
Ville et MRC
| Key facts about the Mauricie's Main Cities |
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| Name of the city | La Tuque | Shawinigan | Trois-Rivières |
| Population | 12 193 | 51 593 | 126 603 |
| Main economic activities | Agriculture, manufacturing, forestry and tourism | Aluminium, emerging sectors such as energy, logging and wood processing, tourism, service and knowledge industries | Wood industry, particularly pulp and paper (with its technologies), light metal production, emerging sectors (aeronautics, hydrogen...), service industries and tourism |
| General features | Abundant forests and numerous lakes Several outfitters are in operation, much to the pleasure of oudoor enthusiasts. The Parc des Chutes de la Petite rivière Bostonnais and several covered bridges (heritage features) can also be visited. |
A mixture of urban and rural environnement One of the highest lookout towers in Québec Entrance to the Mauricie National Park Several festivals held, including the Classique international de canots. Research and development activities |
Urbain environment Bustling downtown are with diversified tourist attractions Harbourfront Park on the St.Lawrence Numerous international festivals University campus Research and development activities |
Main source : Répertoire des municipalités, ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions et gouvernement du Québec |
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| Key facts about the Mauricie's MRC's | |||
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| Name of the MRC | MRC Maskinongé | MRC Des Chenaux | MRC Mékinac |
| Population | 35 711 | 17 469 | 12 900 |
| Municipalities | Maskinongé Louiseville Yamachiche Saint-Barnabé Saint-Sévère Saint-Léon-le-Grand Sainte-Ursule Saint-Justin Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont Saint-Paulin Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Charette Saint-Élie-de-Caxton Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc Saint-Boniface Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (total of 17) |
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Batiscan, Champlain, Saint-Prosper, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Stanislas, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Maurice et Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (total of 10) |
Saint-Tite, Sainte-Thècle, Saint-Adelphe, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Saint-Séverin, Trois-Rives, Hérouxville, Grandes-Piles, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac et Lac-aux-Sables. (total of 10) |
| Main economic activities | Furniture making, agroprocessing and tourism | Forestry, agri-food and bio-food industries, tourism, manufacturing | Forestry, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing |
| General features | A bountiful nature and w wildlife preserve (Mastigouche) Several cultural attractions and high quality inns Several festivals featuring local harvest products (galette sarasin...) |
Numerous farms The Chemin du Roy (a scenic route) goes trough the MRC Des Chenaux Renowned for tommy cod ice fishing (attracts around 100,000 visitors every year) The Parc de la rivière Batiscan is on of its main attractions. |
Landscape with abundant natural spaces (2000 lakes) Renowned for the Festival western de Saint-Tite (attracts over 400,000 visitors) A wildlife preserve and the Mauricie national Park lie on its territory |
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This site was created with financial support from the ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles du Québec,
the Conférence régionale des élus de la Mauricie and SADC Centre-de-la-Mauricie. See complete credits.