Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides, Quebec
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Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides (Canada 1996 Census
population 2,155) 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.
Canada 1996 Census
The Canada 1996 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761...
population 2,155) is a community in the Canadian
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...
province 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....
. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
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...
, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
of January 1, 2002.