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Lac-à-la-Tortue was a small town in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, (Canada). Founded in 1895, the town consisted of about 2,500^{[convert: needs unit name]} inhabitants. Since January 1st 2002, Lac-à-la-Tortue has become one of the seven sectors of the new merged Shawinigan city. The Lac-à-la-Tortue area is located east of the Saint-Maurice River near the former town of Grand-Mère, Quebec, east of the former city of Saint-Georges-de-Champlain, Quebec, south of Hérouxville and west of Saint-Narcisse.

Lac-à-la-Tortue sector takes its toponymic origin of the lake of the same name. Despite its proximity to the Saint-Maurice River (only three km at the closiest), the lake is part of the Batiscanie watershed. The discharge of the lake flows north into the Rivière La Tortue (Turtle River), who joined the Rivière-des-Envies (Cravings River) in Saint-Stanislas. This lake is the oldest civil seaplane base in Canada. Since the 20th century, this lake is a very famous resort.

Mayors

From 1895 to 2001, Lac-à-la-Tortue had its own mayor and its own city council. ^[1] The mayors were:

#	Mayor	Taking Office	Leaving
1	Onésime L’Heureux	1895	1901
2	Samuel Buisson	1901	1907
3	Phydime Simard	1907	1910
4	J.-E. Collin	1910	1916
5	Isidore Bernier	1916	1917
6	Philippe Parenteau	1917	1919
7	Sinaï Lupien	1919	1923
8	L.-P. Marchand	1923	1929
7	Sinaï Lupien	1929	1933
9	Pierre Matton	1933	1937
7	Sinaï Lupien	1937	1939
10	Émile Beaudoin	1939	1945
7	Sinaï Lupien	1945	1949
11	Henri-J. Dubois	1949	1953
12	Julien Massicotte	1953	1969
13	Achille Lajoie	1969	1975
14	Réjean Petit	1975	1979
15	Martial Grenier	1979	1983
16	Jacques Longpré	1983	1985
17	Gaston Demers	1985	1987
16	Jacques Longpré	1987	1991
18	Bernard Cayouette	1991	2001

Footnotes

^ Source: Centenaire Saint-Théophile de Lac-à-la-Tortue, 1994

46°36′40″N 72°37′57″W / 46.6111°N 72.6324°W / 46.6111; -72.6324

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[1] Source: Centenaire Saint-Théophile de Lac-à-la-Tortue, 1994

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-'''Lac-à-la-Tortue''' is a small community of 2,500 inhabitants in [[Quebec]]. Formerly a separate municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of [[Shawinigan]] since the [[municipal reorganization in Quebec|municipal amalgamation]] of January 1, 2002. The name Lac-a-la-Tortue is [[French language|French]] for Turtle Lake.
+'''Lac-à-la-Tortue''' was a small town in the administrative region of [[Mauricie]], in the province of [[Quebec]], ([[Canada]]). Founded in 1895, the town consisted of about {{convert|2500}} inhabitants. Since January 1st [[2002]], Lac-à-la-Tortue has become one of the seven sectors of the new merged [[Shawinigan]] city. The Lac-à-la-Tortue area is located east of the [[Saint-Maurice River]] near the former town of [[Grand-Mère, Quebec]], east of the former city of [[Saint-Georges-de-Champlain, Quebec]], south of [[Hérouxville]] and west of [[Saint-Narcisse]].
+Lac-à-la-Tortue sector takes its toponymic origin of the lake of the same name. Despite its proximity to the [[Saint-Maurice River]] (only three km at the closiest), the lake is part of the [[Batiscanie]] watershed. The discharge of the lake flows north into the [[Rivière La Tortue]] (Turtle River), who joined the [[Rivière-des-Envies]] (Cravings River) in [[Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux)|Saint-Stanislas]]. This lake is the oldest civil seaplane base in [[Canada]]. Since the 20th century, this lake is a very famous resort.
 ==Mayors==