| Le Haut-Saint-Maurice | |
| Settlement Type: | Regional county municipality |
| Coordinates: | 47.4333°N -119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mauricie |
| Established Title: | Effective |
| Established Date: | January 1982 |
| Extinct Title: | Dissolved |
| Extinct Date: | March 25, 2003 |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | La Tuque |
| Government Type: | Prefecture |
| Area Total Km2: | 29662 |
| Area Land Km2: | 26350.12 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 15862 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (1996–2001) |
| Population Blank1: | 2.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 6895 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Area Code: | 819 |
Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada.[2] It was formed on January 1, 1982, and dissolved on March 26, 2003, when it was amalgamated in its entirety into the new City of La Tuque.[3] The La Tuque census division, a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality, is contiguous with the former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM.
Based on the last census prior to its dissolution, Le Haut-Saint-Maurice consisted of:[1]
| Name | Type/status | Land area in km2 | 2001 population | 1996 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tuque | Ville | 579.46 | 11,298 | 12,102 | |
| La Bostonnais | Municipality | 287.37 | 529 | 524 | |
| Municipality | 400.56 | 549 | 539 | ||
| Lac-Édouard | Municipality | 916.23 | 137 | 155 | |
| Parent | Village municipality | 34.81 | 326 | 387 | |
| Kiskissink | Unorganized territory | 1,860.44 | 10 | 14 | |
| Lac-Berlinguet | Unorganized territory | 939.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lac-des-Moires | Unorganized territory | 113.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lac-Pellerin | Unorganized territory | 58.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lac-Tourlay | Unorganized territory | 38.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Obedjiwan | Unorganized territory | 7,255.14 | 64 | 48 | |
| Petit-Lac-Wayagamac | Unorganized territory | 644.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rivière-Windigo | Unorganized territory | 13,182.20 | 241 | 204 | |
| Totals * | 26,350.12 | 15,862 | 16,293 |
Following a 2004 referendum, the municipalities of La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard separated from La Tuque and were reestablished on January 1, 2006. They are no longer incorporated within any regional county municipality, but remains part of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque.