Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie 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

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:

Villes

• Grand-Mère
  Grand-Mère, Quebec
  Grand Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan. Population in 2001 was...
  
  
• Shawinigan
• Shawinigan-Sud
  Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec
  Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. -History:...
  
  

Municipalities

• Charette
  Charette, Quebec
  Charette is a municipality of 924 people located in Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.-History:Charette is named in honour of one of its first settlers, Édouard Charette, originally from Sainte-Ursule, who built a saw mill and flour mill around 1875...
  
  
• Lac-à-la-Tortue
  Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec
  Lac-à-la-Tortue is a small community of 2,500 inhabitants in Quebec. Formerly a separate municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation of January 1, 2002. The name Lac-a-la-Tortue is French for Turtle Lake.-Mayors:From 1895 to 2001,...
  
  

Parish Municipalities

• Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
  Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
  Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-List of Mayors:The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Officially, mayoral elections in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel are on a non-partisan basis...
  
  
• Saint-Élie
  Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec
  Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.It is home to storyteller Fred Pellerin.Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted with lakes...
  
  
• Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides
  Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides, Quebec
  Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation of January 1, 2002....
  
  
• Saint-Jean-des-Piles
  Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Quebec
  Saint-Jean-des-Piles is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation of January 1,...
  
  
• Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
  Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Quebec
  Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.It is home to the Mokotakan Museum, showcasing the First Nations of Quebec.-References:...
  
  

Villages

• Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan
• Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
  Saint-Georges-de-Champlain, Quebec
  Saint-Georges-de-Champlain is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec. Formerly a separate municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation of January 1, 2002...
  
  

The RCM was dissolved on December 31, 2001, when the municipalities of Charette

Charette, Quebec

Charette is a municipality of 924 people located in Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.-History:Charette is named in honour of one of its first settlers, Édouard Charette, originally from Sainte-Ursule, who built a saw mill and flour mill around 1875...

, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Saint-Élie

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.It is home to storyteller Fred Pellerin.Located in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains, its territory is dotted with lakes...

, and Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc

Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Quebec

Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.It is home to the Mokotakan Museum, showcasing the First Nations of Quebec.-References:...

 were 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....

, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-List of Mayors:The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Officially, mayoral elections in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel are on a non-partisan basis...

 was transferred to the 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...

, and the remaining municipalities were amalgamated into the new City of Shawinigan.