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Batiscanie is the watershed of the Batiscan River, located in the administrative region of Mauricie (Quebec, Canada), covering 4690 km² on the North Shore of the St.Lawrence River. Batiscan River takes its source at Lake Edward (Mauricie) and descends on 196 km in north-south direction to empty into the St.Lawrence River, at "Sainte-Geneviève de Batiscan". This watershed is located between the basin of the St. Maurice River and the Sainte-Anne River.

The Batiscan River Valley is designated "Batiscanie" in publications of several historians.

Population in Batiscanie

In 2011, Batiscanie was inhabited by 16,140 residents over an area of 2838 km² organized municipalities. In 2002, there were 16 500 inhabitants. Only 10.6% of the population of Batiscanie lives north of Lac-aux-Sables, a territory representing 58.6% of the Batiscanie. The most populous municipality in the watershed is Saint-Tite, followed by Sainte-Thècle. The municipality with the largest area is Lake Edward, followed by Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec.

Links with parishes along Batiscan river

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 The Batiscan River Valley is designated "Batiscanie" in publications of several historians.
-== Population ==
+== Population in Batiscanie ==
-The basin of Batiscanie was inhabited in 2002 by 16500 peoples. The most populous municipality of the Batiscanie is [[Saint-Tite]] (3845 inhabitants), followed by [[Sainte-Thècle]] (2513 inhabitants).<ref>{Company planning and development of the basin Batiscan | 2007 | p = 27-28</ref>.
+In 2011, Batiscanie was inhabited by 16,140 residents over an area of 2838 km² organized municipalities. In 2002, there were 16 500 inhabitants. Only 10.6% of the population of Batiscanie lives north of [[Lac-aux-Sables]], a territory representing 58.6% of the Batiscanie. The most populous municipality in the watershed is [[Saint-Tite]], followed by [[Sainte-Thècle, Quebec|  Sainte-Thècle]]. The municipality with the largest area is [[Lake Edward]], followed by [[Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec]].
 == Links with parishes along Batiscan river ==