Centre-du-Québec

Also known as Centre-du-Quebec

Centre-du-Québec (, Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 census population of 242,399 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Centre-du-Québec
Settlement.settlement_type: Region
Settlement.image_map: Centre-du-Québec in Quebec.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Centre-du-Québec in relation to Quebec.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.leader_party: President
Settlement.leader_title: Table des MRC du Centre-du-Québec (Regional conference of elected officers)
Settlement.leader_name: Lionel Fréchette
Settlement.area_land_km2: 6930.05
Settlement.population_total: 242,399
Settlement.population_as_of

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Description
Administrative divisions
Regional county municipalities
Nation Waban-Aki
Major communities
Highways
See also
References
External links

==Description== left|thumb|Open farmland—A typical scene in the Centre-du-Québec. 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).