Francheville
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°25′W / 46.500°N 72.417°W / 46.500; -72.417[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

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]

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. 1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141103". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "2001 Census profile: Francheville".
  3. 1 2 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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