Francheville is a former regional county municipality in the Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

 region of Quebec

Quebec

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Canada

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. Prior to its dissolution, it had an area of 1124 square kilometres (434 sq mi).

The RCM was dissolved on December 31, 2001, when Saint-Étienne-des-Grès was transferred to the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality

Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Maskinongé is a county regional municipality of Quebec in central Quebec, Canada in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Louiseville. It is located adjacent on the west of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River....

, the municipalities of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, and Trois-Rivières-Ouest were merged into the new City of Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

, and the remaining municipalities became part of the new Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality

Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les Chenaux is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. It is located adjacent on the east of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River. It has a land area of and a population of 16,944 inhabitants in the Canada 2006...

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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

Francheville (census division)

Francheville is a census division of Quebec, with geographical code 37. It consists of the regional county municipality of Les Chenaux and the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality of Trois-Rivières....

 by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 for census purposes. The division had a population of 143,267 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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Villes

• Cap-de-la-Madeleine
  Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
  Cap-de-la-Madeleine is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 33,022.- History :...
  
  
• Saint-Louis-de-France
  Saint-Louis-de-France, Quebec
  Saint-Louis-de-France is a former town in Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the city of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 7,246....
  
  
• Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap
  Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Quebec
  Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap is a former town in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 6,192....
  
  
• Trois-Rivières
  Trois-Rivières
  Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
  
  
• Trois-Rivières-Ouest
  Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Quebec
  Trois-Rivières-Ouest is a former city in Quebec, Canada, now in the City of Trois-Rivières. Population : 23,287...
  
  

Municipalities

• Batiscan
  Batiscan, Quebec
  Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...
  
  
• Champlain
  Champlain, Quebec
  Champlain is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1566 * Population in 2001: 1623* Population in 1996: 1608...
  
  
• Pointe-du-Lac
  Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec
  Pointe-du-Lac is a former municipality in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was founded in 1738 and its actual church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the Moulin Seigneurial, founded in 1721 and rescued in the 70s by resident Mariette Chenay.The municipality was...
  
  
• Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes
  Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Quebec
  Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the seat of the RCM of Les Chenaux.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 553...
  
  
• Saint-Stanislas
• Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
  Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec
  Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from...
  
  

Parish municipalities

• Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
• Saint-Maurice
  Saint-Maurice, Quebec
  Saint-Maurice is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 2338 * Population in 2001: 2292* Population in 1996: 2295...
  
  
• Saint-Narcisse
  Saint-Narcisse, Quebec
  Saint-Narcisse is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. From August 1st to the 31st, the people of Saint-Narcisse celebrate the Solidarity of Saint-Narcisse, which is popular for the whole family. The festivities comprise musical shows, expositions,...
  
  
• Saint-Prosper
• Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
  Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec
  Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Batiscan River.- References :...