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La Tuque is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in northeastern Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Saint-Maurice River
Saint-Maurice River

The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec....
, between Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Trois-Rivi?res is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and St....
 and Chambord. In 1960 it had a population of just over 11,000 (Latuquois).

La Tuque became the largest municipality in land area in Quebec, and second largest in Canada (38,000 km²) after it was merged with the village of Parent
Parent, Quebec

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, located in the municipality of La Tuque, Quebec.Pop. 500. Founded in 1910. Its name comes from Simon Napol?on Parent, Qu?bec Premier from 1900 to 1905....
, the municipalities of La Bostonnais, La Croche, and Lac-Édouard, and the unorganized territories of Kiskissink, Lac-Berlinguet, Lac-des-Moires, Lac-Pellerin, Lac-Tourlay, Obedjiwan, Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, and Rivière-Windigo on March 26, 2003.






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La Tuque is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in northeastern Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Saint-Maurice River
Saint-Maurice River

The Saint-Maurice River is a river in central Quebec which flows south from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec....
, between Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Trois-Rivi?res is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and St....
 and Chambord. In 1960 it had a population of just over 11,000 (Latuquois).

La Tuque became the largest municipality in land area in Quebec, and second largest in Canada (38,000 km²) after it was merged with the village of Parent
Parent, Quebec

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, located in the municipality of La Tuque, Quebec.Pop. 500. Founded in 1910. Its name comes from Simon Napol?on Parent, Qu?bec Premier from 1900 to 1905....
, the municipalities of La Bostonnais, La Croche, and Lac-Édouard, and the unorganized territories of Kiskissink, Lac-Berlinguet, Lac-des-Moires, Lac-Pellerin, Lac-Tourlay, Obedjiwan, Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, and Rivière-Windigo on March 26, 2003. The former city of La Tuque had itself been formed from the merger of La Tuque and La Tuque Falls in 1911.

The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque
Tuque

Toque or tuque is the Canadian term for a knitted hat, originally of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter....
. In 1823-24, the explorer François Verreault described the location as

un Portage nommé Ushabatshuan (le courant trop fort pour le sauter). Les Voyageurs le nomment la Tuque, à cause d'une Montagne haute, dont le pic resemble à une Tuque. Ce portage est d'une lieue, avec des fortes côtes à monter.
. The voyageurs call it La Tuque, due to a tall mountain whose peak resembles a tuque. The portage
Portage

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 is a league
League (unit)

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 long, and climbs steep slopes.")

The local economy centres on pulp and paper
Pulp and Paper

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; the city has a pulp-milling centre as well as a major hydroelectric station. The local scenery offers tourism opportunities as well; the city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie and the Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie canoe
Canoe

A canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered....
ing race begins at La Tuque.

List of Mayors


The Mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. La Tuque has had fifteen mayors, since its incorporation as a city.

# Mayor Taking Office Leaving
1 Wenceslas Plante 1911 1915
2 Alphondor Roy 1915 1920
3 Donat E. Hardy 1920 1921
4 Wellie Juneau 1921 1921
5 Réal Gravel 1921 1923
1 Wenceslas Plante 1923 1927
6 François-Xavier Lamontagne 1927 1935
7 Joseph-Omer Journeault 1935 1944
8 Omer Veillette 1944 1947
7 Joseph-Omer Journeault 1947 1951
9 Léo-Joffre Pilon 1951 1955
10 J.-Onésime Dallaire 1955 1961
11 Lucien Filion 1961 1985
12 Clément Filion 1985 1985
13 André Duchesneau 1985 1991
14 Gaston Fortin 1991 2003
15 Réjean Gaudreault
Réjean Gaudreault

R?jean Gaudreault is a Canadian politician and the current Mayor of La Tuque, Mauricie in Canada....
 		 2003 Current


Famous residents

  • Félix Leclerc
    Félix Leclerc

    F?lix Leclerc, Order of Canada National Order of Quebec was a French-Canadian folk song, poet, writer, actor and Qu?b?cois political activist....
  • Thérèse Dion
    Thérèse Dion

    Th?r?se Tanguay Dion , popularly known as Maman Dion, is a Qu?b?cois television personality, and the mother of pop singer C?line Dion. She was born on the Gasp? Peninsula as was her late husband Adh?mar Dion....
    , mother of world renowned Canadian French singer Céline Dion
    Celine Dion

    C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
    , grew up in La Tuque.


See also

  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec
    Municipal reorganization in Quebec

    The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Qu?b?cois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....


External links

Regional tourist office