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It takes approximately three hours to drive from Louiseville to Parliament Hill.
The riding is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River between Lavaltrie and Trois-Rivières, and reaches as far north as Mauricie National Park.
Lac Saint-Pierre is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
This riding is largely francophone, with close to 98% of the population identifying as speaking French as a mother tongue.
About 2% of the riding’s population are immigrants.
Approximately 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $36,421.
The Réserve Faunique Mastigouche, an area measuring 1,500 square kilometres, is a popular recreation spot for outdoor enthusiasts. Its 417 lakes and 13 rivers are home to some of the best sport fishing and hunting in Quebec. Some lodges on the reserve were built by American hunting and fishing clubs over a century ago, when the reserve was in private hands.
Berthierville is home to the Gilles Villeneuve Museum, a tribute to the legacy left by the former Grand Prix driver and native son.
Sainte-Élie de Claxton is the hometown of Fred Pellerin, one of Quebec’s best-known storytellers.
Saint-Jean-de Matha contains the last home owned by Quebec strongman Louis Cyr, who moved here after being diagnosed with Bright’s disease.
The region is mostly rural. Agriculture is prominent in the southern portion and forestry plays a big part in the riding’s north.
About 30% of jobs in the MRC of Maskinongé are in the manufacturing sector. Per capita, that is almost twice the provincial average. Nearly half of those jobs are in small businesses, especially wood products or furniture.
Hélio ultralight travel trailers are manufactured in Lavaltrie.
Under a program to help reduce landfill the Regional Municipality of D’Autray offers families that use washable diapers a $100 grant.
Legend has it that a shaman once lived on the island in Lac Sorcier (Sorcerer’s Lake) and that he would keep people awake at night by making strangely eerie and haunting sounds. The lake is also known for its salmon, initially stocked there in the 1920s.
Quebec’s oldest road – Le Chemin du Roy – runs the length of this riding along the shore of the St Lawrence River. It dates to the 1730s and was used by General Charles de Gaulle in his triumphant open-car journey from Quebec City to Montreal in 1967 – just before his infamous balcony speech at Montreal City Hall offended the federal government and forced him to cut short his trip to Canada.
