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Administrative region in Quebec, Canada
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The Mauricie region of Quebec stretches from the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, deep into the Laurentian Mountains. Populated by French settlers under the seigneurie system in the 17th and 18th centuries, it has some of the oldest towns and villages in Quebec. The St. Maurice River, which gives the region its name, has its source in the Gouin Reservoir, then meanders through Mauricie to its mouth at Trois-Rivières.
La Tuque Region (Agglomération de La Tuque) is a huge municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, covering 28,000 km². It is a bit smaller than Albania, but larger than 34 United Nations member countries.
Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality (MRC Les Chenaux) is an area east of Trois-Rivières, in Mauricie. It sits between the villages of Champlain and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade on north shore of the St.
Maskinongé Regional County Municipality (MRC de Maskinongé) is a region west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River in Mauricie. Louiseville is the region's largest town.
Mékinac Regional County Municipality (MRC Mékinac) is a rural area in Mauricie.
Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people (2011) in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.
Trois-Rivières (historically and rarely Three Rivers) is the second-oldest city in Quebec, founded in 1634. It lies almost half-way between Montreal and Quebec City and can make a nice stopover on travel between those two cities.
By bus
There are bus connections from Quebec City and Montreal to Trois-Rivières.
By train
Via Rail Canada offers a transport service by train, connecting:
By plane
The nearest airports with commercial service are in Montreal and Quebec City. Nevertheless, the Trois-Rivières airport is very active.
By bike
La Mauricie is a cyclotourism destination of choice, in particular thanks to:
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a pulp and paper town
a charming locality that offers a variety of recreational tourism activities: hiking trails, sports facilities, wilderness along the Saint-Maurice River
It has one of the most beautiful churches in Canada, and is the annual stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds in spring and fall
home of the "Festival Western de Saint-Tite"
features a theme park based on local industrial history
paper-milling town at the mouth of the St. Maurice River with several historical sites to see
La Mauricie (French: Parc national de la Mauricie) is a national park in the Mauricie region, in Quebec, Canada. Its mission is to protect a representative sample of the Laurentians.
The Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve is a public conservation area located in the municipality of Lac-Édouard, in the agglomeration of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, Canada. Its raison d'être of the Bog-à-Lanières Ecological Reserve is to ensure the protection of ombrotrophic peatlands in the Laurentians region, which is made up of a succession of ponds and strips.
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