Maskinongé Regional County Municipality
| Maskinongé | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°WCoordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Louiseville |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Robert Lalonde |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 2,502.40 km2 (966.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,387.45 km2 (921.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 36,286 |
| • Density | 15.2/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.8% |
| • Dwellings | 18,483 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website |
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Maskinongé is a regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River.
The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 36,286.[3]
History
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, and it consisted of Hunterstown Township (now part of Saint-Paulin); Belleau Municipality (now part of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts); the parish municipalities of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Sainte-Angèle (since renamed to Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont), Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche (now part of Yamachiche), Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (now part of Louiseville), Saint-Barnabé, Saint-Édouard (since renamed to Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé), Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé (now part of Maskinongé), Saint-Justin, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Saint-Paulin, Saint-Sévère, and Sainte-Ursule; and the village municipalities of Louiseville, Maskinongé, Saint-Paulin, and Yamachiche.
On January 1, 2002, the municipalities of Charette, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan (since renamed to Saint-Boniface), Saint-Élie (since renamed to Saint-Élie-de-Caxton), Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, and Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc were transferred to the Maskinongé RCM when the Centre-de-la-Mauricie and Francheville Regional Counties were dissolved.
Subdivisions
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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See also
References
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Mékinac RCM | | ||
| D'Autray RCM |  |
Shawinigan TE Les Chenaux RCM Trois-Rivières TE | ||
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| Lake Saint Pierre Nicolet-Yamaska RCM |
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