Francheville Regional County Municipality

Francheville was a former regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it had an area of 1,124 square kilometres (434 sq mi).[3]

Francheville
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°25′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
EffectiveJanuary 1982[1]
DissolvedDecember 31, 2001
County seatTrois-Rivières
Government
 • TypePrefecture
Area
[1][2]
 • Total1,125 km2 (434 sq mi)
 • Land1,137.30 km2 (439.11 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total138,355
 • Density121.7/km2 (315/sq mi)
 • Change (1996–2001)
Decrease1.6%
 • Dwellings
65,022
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819 or 418

The RCM was dissolved on December 31, 2001, when Saint-Étienne-des-Grès was transferred to the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, the municipalities of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Trois-Rivières and Trois-Rivières-Ouest were merged into the new City of Trois-Rivières, and the remaining municipalities became part of the new Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality.[3]

Although the division no longer functions as a regional county municipality in the political sense, the amalgamated city of Trois-Rivières and the regional county municipality of Les Chenaux are still grouped together as the census division of Francheville by Statistics Canada for census purposes. The division had a population of 143,267 in the Canada 2006 Census.[4]

Subdivisions

Prior to its dissolution, the RCM consisted of:

Villes

Municipalities

Parish municipalities

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141103 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "2001 Census profile: Francheville".
  3. Rapport sur la réorganisation municipale et les équipements supra locaux dans la MRC de Francheville ("Online version" (PDF).)
  4. Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Francheville. Statistics Canada.
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