Les Chenaux is a regional county municipality in central Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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 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. The seat is in 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...

. It is located adjacent on the east 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...

 on the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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. It has a land area of 871.81 square kilometres (336.6 sq mi) and a population of 16,944 inhabitants in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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. Its largest community is the parish of 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...

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Les Chenaux is one of the few regional county municipalities in Quebec that does not constitute its own census division

Census division

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; instead, it is grouped with Trois-Rivières as the single 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....

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History

The RCM was created in 2002 when the area was realigned to make way for the amalgamations of nearby Trois-Rivieres and Shawinigan. All of the municipalities, except for Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (which came from Centre-de-la-Mauricie RCM

Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie is a former regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:Villes* Grand-Mère* Shawinigan* Shawinigan-SudMunicipalities* Charette* Lac-à-la-Tortue...

), used to belong to the former Francheville Regional County Municipality

Francheville Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Francheville is a former regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it had an area of .The RCM was dissolved on December 31, 2001, when Saint-Étienne-des-Grès was transferred to the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, the municipalities of...

. This RCM was dissolved when six of its municipalities amalgamated with the 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 Saint-Étienne-des-Grès was added to the Maskinongé RCM

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 remaining municipalities were grouped into a new regional county called Les Chenaux.

Communities

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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Saint-Stanislas

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-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 :...