Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
| Francheville | |
|---|---|
| Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°25′W / 46.500°N 72.417°W / 46.500; -72.417 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Effective | January 1982 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
| County seat | Trois-Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,125 km (434 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,137.30 km (439.11 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 138,355 |
| • Density | 121.7/km (315/sq mi) |
| • Change (1996–2001) |  1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 65,022 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 819 or 418 |
Francheville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃvil] ) 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).
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.
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.
Subdivisions
Prior to its dissolution, the RCM consisted of:
Villes
Municipalities
Parish municipalities
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141103". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "2001 Census profile: Francheville".
- ^ Rapport sur la réorganisation municipale et les équipements supra locaux dans la MRC de Francheville ("Online version" (PDF).)
- Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Francheville Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada.
 Administrative divisions of Mauricie (Region 04) | |
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| Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories | |
| Municipalities | |
| Administrative divisions of Quebec | |