Mauricie | Cégeps du Québec

Mauricie is at the heart of Quebec; 80% of the province’s population is less than a 90-minute drive away! It’s large and well-proportioned. Over 40,000 square kilometers, with 17,500 lakes, parks and vast forest, countryside and cities, Mauricie has a lot to offer.

Size: 35,448 km²
Main cities: Trois-Rivières (134,971 inhabitants), Shawinigan (49,042 inhabitants), La Tuque (10,960 inhabitants), Louiseville (7,152 inhabitants), Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (5,726 inhabitants)

For more information: Tourisme Mauricie

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Economy

The service sector makes up three quarters of the region’s jobs
Pulp and paper, wood and furniture, chemical and metallurgy industries
Agriculture, fisheries and food industry: milk, swine and market garden production

For more information on the economy: Services Québec