Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie (French pronunciation: [lə sɑ̃tʁ də la mɔʁisi]) was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada.
Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie | |
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 Interactive map of Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 72°49′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Effective | September 1982[1] |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
| County seat | Shawinigan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,282 km2 (495 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,351.66 km2 (521.88 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 64,841 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Pop 1996-2001 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 32,148 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
Subdivisions
Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:
- Villes
- Municipalities
- Parish Municipalities
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
- Saint-Élie
- Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides
- Saint-Jean-des-Piles
- Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
- 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]