Nicolet, Quebec
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Nicolet (French pronunciation: [nikɔlɛ(t)]) is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 8,169. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet.
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Nicolet | |
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Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°37′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
Constituted | December 27, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Geneviève Dubois |
• Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
• Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area | |
• Total | 129.20 km2 (49.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 95.93 km2 (37.04 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,169 |
• Density | 85.2/km2 (221/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 4.4% |
• Dwellings | 3,751 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-132 R-259 |
Website | www |
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The residents of the town pronounce the final "t" in Nicolet, however people outside of the region do not.