Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (French pronunciation: [tʁwa ʁivjɛʁ]) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is where the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers meet. It was first created on July 4, 1634. It was the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608.[5]
Trois-Rivières | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Ville de Trois-Rivières | |
 Trois-Rivières seen from the St. Lawrence River. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Deus nobiscum quis contra ("If God is with us, who can be against us") | |
 Trois-Rivières metropolitan area | |
  Trois-Rivières Location of Trois-Rivières in Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 72°33′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | None |
| Founded | July 4, 1634 by Laviolette |
| Incorporated | June 10, 1857 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Boroughs | Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Saint-Louis-de-France, Pointe-du-Lac, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap |
| Government | |
| • Type | Trois-Rivières City Council |
| • Mayor | Yves Lévesque |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé and Trois-Rivières |
| • Prov. riding | Champlain and Maskinongé and Trois-Rivières |
| Area | |
| • City | 333.70 km2 (128.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 288.90 km2 (111.54 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 177.25 km2 (68.44 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,041.15 km2 (401.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 134,413[4] |
| • Density | 1,581.2/km2 (4,095/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 126,460 |
| • Urban density | 713.5/km2 (1,848/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 151,773 |
| • Metro density | 145.8/km2 (378/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 65,528 |
| Demonym | Trifluvians |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G8T to G8Z, G9A to G9C |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-40 A-55  A-755 |  Route 138 Route 153 Route 155 Route 157  Route 352 Route 359 |
| Website | www |
The city's name is French for three rivers. It is called because the Saint-Maurice River, which is divided by two small islands at the river 's opening, has three mouths at the Saint Lawrence River.
References
- "Census Profile — Trois-Rivières". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Census Profile — Trois-Rivières, Population Centre". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Census Profile — Trois-Rivières, Census Metropolitan Area". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 24 May 2012.. The census metropolitan area consists of Trois-Rivières, Bécancour, Champlain, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Maurice, Wôlinak, Yamachiche. In the 2006 census, the census metropolitan area had not included Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes or Yamachiche.
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2437067&Geo2=CD&Code2=2437&Data=Count&SearchText=Trois-Rivieres&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1%7Cpopulation_as_of = 2016
- Roy-Sole, Monique. "A Tale of Tenacity", Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2009, Vol. 129, No. 2, p. 31
Other websites
- (in French) Official site of Trois-Rivières
- Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office
- (in French) Troisrivieresplus.net Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Répertoire des clubs de golf de Trois-Rivières Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Le Nouvelliste Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières
- Pictures of Trois-Rivières Archived 2005-10-26 at the Wayback Machine (2001 to date)
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