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Trois-Rivières
city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Trois-Rivières | |
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City | |
Ville de Trois-Rivières | |
![]() Trois-Rivières seen from the St. Lawrence River. | |
Motto(s): Deus nobiscum quis contra ("If God is with us, who can be against us") | |
![]() Trois-Rivières metropolitan area | |
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 | ![]() |
• 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 |
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Website | www |
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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.