Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality 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.
Le Haut-Saint-Maurice | |
|---|---|
 The former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Effective | January 1982[1] |
| Dissolved | March 25, 2003 |
| County seat | La Tuque |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,662 km2 (11,453 sq mi) |
| • Land | 26,350.12 km2 (10,173.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,862 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (1996–2001) |  2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 6,895 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
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.