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Centre-du-Québec (French pronunciation: ​[sɑ̃tʁ dy kebɛk], Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,930.05 square kilometres (2,675.71 sq mi) and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants.[1]

Centre-du-Québec
Region
Map of Centre-du-Québec in relation to Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 72°04′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Government
• Table des MRC du Centre-du-Québec (Regional conference of elected officers)	Lionel Fréchette (President)
Area [1]
• Land	6,930.05 km2 (2,675.71 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	242,399
• Density	35.0/km2 (91/sq mi)
Website	www.centreduquebec.gouv.qc.ca

Description

The Centre-du-Québec region was established as an independent administrative region of Quebec on July 30, 1997 (in effect August 20 upon publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec); prior to this date, it formed the southern portion of the Mauricie–Bois-Francs region (the northern part of which is now known simply as Mauricie).[2]

Centre-du-Québec is not located in the geographic centre of Quebec, though it is approximately located in the centre of the southern portion of the province. Some consider the name Bois-Francs to be synonymous with the Centre-du-Québec region; others see it as being synonymous with Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, with its main city Victoriaville earning the title Capitale des Bois-Francs (capital of the Bois-Francs).

The Centre-du-Québec is a primarily agricultural region known as the breadbasket of Quebec; major products include livestock and poultry, dairy products, as well as food crops such as cereals, vegetables, and fruits such as apples and cranberries. Forestry is also a major industry; the name "Bois-Francs" refers to the French term for hardwood, referring to the high density of hardwood forests in the area. Other major industries of the area include transportation, recycling, woodworking and cabinetmaking.

The Centre-du-Québec region derives great benefit from its central location; major centres such as Montreal and Quebec City are within an hour and a half's drive, while secondary centres such as Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières are close at hand.

Administrative divisions

Regional county municipalities

Regional County Municipality (RCM)	Population Canada 2016 Census[3]	Land Area	Density (pop. per km2)	Seat of RCM
Arthabaska	72,014	1,890.18 km2 (729.80 sq mi)	38.1	Victoriaville
Bécancour	20,404	1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi)	17.85	Bécancour
Drummond	103,397	1,600.26 km2 (617.86 sq mi)	64.6	Drummondville
L'Érable	23,366	1,286.81 km2 (496.84 sq mi)	18.2	Plessisville
Nicolet-Yamaska	23,159	1,007.09 km2 (388.84 sq mi)	23.0	Nicolet

Nation Waban-Aki

The Centre-du-Québec region is home to several thousand members of the Wabanaki Nation. They are scattered throughout the region, with two major population centres:

• Odanak, Quebec
• Wôlinak, Quebec

Major communities

Highways

Main highways in the region include:

• Autoroute 20
• Autoroute 30
• Autoroute 55
• Route 116
• Route 122
• Route 132
• Route 161

See also

• List of regions of Quebec
• Quebec municipal elections, 2005, results in Centre-du-Québec

References

External links

• (in French) Centre-du-Québec official website
• (in French) Centre-du-Québec government portal
• Centre-du-Québec tourist site
• (in French) Toile Jeunesse, a regional youth-oriented portal
• "Map of the Centre-du-Québec region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. (2.12 MiB)
• (in French) CRÉ|

На других языках

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[ru] Центральный Квебек

Центральный Квебек (Centre-du-Québec с фр. — «Центр Квебека») — административный регион Квебека, расположенный на южном берегу реки Святого Лаврентия напротив Труа-Ривьер. Регион состоит из 5 региональных муниципалитетов и 80 местных. Центральный Квебек получил статус независимого административного региона 30 июля 1997 года.

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