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La Tuque, Quebec

La Tuque
City
Downtown La Tuque
Downtown La Tuque
Coat of arms of La Tuque
Coat of arms
Motto: Industriis et labore cresco
(Industry and work to grow)
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
La Tuque is located in Central Quebec
La Tuque
La Tuque
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W / 47.433; -72.783Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W / 47.433; -72.783
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
RCM None
Settled 1850s
Constituted March 26, 2003
Government
 • Mayor Normand Beaudoin
 • Federal riding Saint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. riding Laviolette
Area
 • City 28,098.60 km2 (10,848.93 sq mi)
 • Land 25,113.70 km2 (9,696.45 sq mi)
 • Urban 25.84 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • City 11,227
 • Density 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Urban 9,506
 • Urban density 367.9/km2 (953/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.0%
 • Dwellings 7,373
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G9X
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 155
Website www.ville.
latuque.qc.ca

La Tuque is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area.

While the urban area of La Tuque is relatively small, as of 2012, its entire territory is the largest municipality in Canada. It consists of almost all the entire former regional county municipality of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice, and includes the settlements of Carignan, La Croche, Fitzpatrick, Oskelaneo, Parent, Rapide-Blanc, Rivière-aux-Rats, and Sanmaur. Enclosed by but administratively not part of the city are the three Indian Reserves of Coucoucache, Obedjiwan, and Wemotaci.

The local economy centres on pulp and paper; the city has a pulp-milling centre as well as a major hydroelectric station. As the gateway to the upper Mauricie, La Tuque's economy also offers outdoor tourism opportunities and caters to hunting and fishing trips in its large hinterland; the city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie and the Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie canoeing race begins at La Tuque.

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.


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