Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

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Trois-Rivières is a historic city in Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers and known as one of the province’s oldest settlements.

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 819
873
climate humid continental climate
continent North America
coordinateLocation 46.345°N 72.547°W
country Canada
countrySubdivision Province of Quebec
demonym Trifluvien
Trifluvienne
elevation approximately 15 metres above sea level
founded 1634
founder Laviolette
hasCulturalEvent Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
hasHeritageStatus recognized historic district in Old Trois-Rivières
hasPort Port of Trois-Rivières
hasSportsTeam Aigles de Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières Lions
hasUniversity Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
historicRegion New France
historicSignificance important colonial trading post
one of the oldest French settlements in North America
isPartOf Census division of Francheville
Mauricie region of Quebec
surface form: Mauricie tourist region
languageMajority French-speaking
localGovernmentType mayor–council government
locatedAtConfluenceOf Saint Lawrence River
Saint-Maurice River
locatedIn Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mauricie
locatedOnTransportRoute Autoroute 40
Autoroute 55
majorIndustry manufacturing
pulp and paper
services
namedAfter three channels of the Saint-Maurice River
officialLanguage French
population approximately 140000
populationAsOf 2021
postalCodePrefix G8T
G8V
G8W
river Saint Lawrence River
Saint-Maurice River
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Jean Béliveau placeOfBirth Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada