Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Saint-Maurice
Regional county municipality
The former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM
The former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM
Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W / 47.433; -72.783[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
EffectiveJanuary 1982[1]
DissolvedMarch 25, 2003
County seatLa Tuque
Government
 • TypePrefecture
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
29,662 km2 (11,453 sq mi)
 • Land26,350.12 km2 (10,173.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
15,862
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change (1996–2001)
Decrease2.6%
 • Dwellings
6,895
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819

Le Haut-Saint-Maurice (French pronunciation: [lə o sɛ̃ mɔʁis]) was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada.[1] It was formed on January 1, 1982, and dissolved on March 26, 2003, when it was amalgamated in its entirety into the new City of La Tuque.[3] The La Tuque census division, a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality, is contiguous with the former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM.

Based on the last census prior to its dissolution, Le Haut-Saint-Maurice consisted of:[2]

Name Type/status Land area in km2 2001 population 1996 population
La Tuque Ville 579.46 11,298 12,102
La Bostonnais Municipality 287.37 529 524
La Croche Municipality 400.56 549 539
Lac-Édouard Municipality 916.23 137 155
Parent Village municipality 34.81 326 387
Kiskissink Unorganized territory 1,860.44 10 14
Lac-Berlinguet Unorganized territory 939.70 0 0
Lac-des-Moires Unorganized territory 113.34 0 0
Lac-Pellerin Unorganized territory 58.70 0 0
Lac-Tourlay Unorganized territory 38.02 0 0
Obedjiwan Unorganized territory 7,255.14 64 48
Petit-Lac-Wayagamac Unorganized territory 644.36 0 0
Rivière-Windigo Unorganized territory 13,182.20 241 204
Totals * 26,350.12 15,862 16,293
* Totals include the three native reserves of Coucoucache, Wemotaci, and Obedjiwan, but were not administratively part of the RCM.

Following a 2004 referendum, the municipalities of La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard separated from La Tuque and were reestablished on January 1, 2006. They are no longer incorporated within any regional county municipality, but remains part of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Le Haut-Saint-Maurice (Municipalité régionale de comté)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c "2001 Census profile: Le Haut-Saint-Maurice".
  3. ^ "La Tuque (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-04.


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