Trois-Rivières

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Trois-Rivières

Total population

139,163

Coordinates46.34°, -72.54°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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