Joliette, Quebec
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Joliette is a
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in southwest
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, Canada. It is approximately northeast of
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, on the
L'Assomption River The Assomption River (in French ''Rivière l'Assomption'', named after the Assumption of Mary) is the most important waterway in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It is over long, and has a drainage basin (watershed) of . Its source is th ...
and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal. The city is home to the Joliette Art Museum, whose works of art include paintings, sculptures, paper artwork and a large collection of art from the French Middle Ages. Joliette has 3
Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
high schools and 1
Anglophone Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...
high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the
Cégep régional de Lanaudière The Cégep régional de Lanaudière is a Cégep, made up of three constituent colleges in Joliette, L'Assomption and Terrebonne, located in Quebec, Canada. As of early 2014, there are over 2,500 students at the Joliette constituent college and ...
. It was founded as L'Industrie by businessman
Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette (September 9, 1789 – June 21, 1850) was a notary, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was a descendant of Louis Jolliet. Early years He was born Barthélemy Jolliet in the ...
in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863. The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city. Joliette is the seat of the
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of Joliette.''Territorial Division Act''
''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, Joliette had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Government and infrastructure

Joliette is the seat of the
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of Joliette.
Joliette Institution for Women Joliette Institution for Women (french: Établissement Joliette pour femmes) is a prison for women in Joliette, Quebec, northeast of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Correctional Service of Canada The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; french: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of ...
, is in this town.


Economy

The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city. In the center of the city is Galeries Joliette, which has nearly 100 retailers as well as a 5-storey office building.


Local institutions

Post-secondary: * - Collège Constituent de Joliette
Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec.
operates Francophone public schools; * École secondaire Thérèse-Martin * École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette * École Primaire Les Mélèzes * École Primaire Saint-Pierre (Marie-Charlotte) Anglophone schools are operated by the
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...
: * Joliette Elementary School in
Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec ( 2021 Population 15,285) is a city in southwest-central Quebec, Canada, on the l'Assomption River. In Joliette Regional County Municipality, Saint-Charles-Borromée has the Maison Antoine-Lacombe, a heritage hom ...
*
Joliette High School Joliette High School (JHS, french: École secondaire Joliette) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. it has about 265 ...
Private schools: * (francophone)


Diocese

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Diocese of Joliette The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette ( la, Dioecesis Ioliettensis) (erected 27 January 1904) is a suffragan in Joliette of the Archdiocese of Montréal. Gallery File:QC Joliette1 tango7174.jpg, Saint-Charles-Borromée Cathedral File:QC Joli ...
* St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral


Notable people

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A.J. Greer Anthony-John Greer (born December 14, 1996) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 39th overall, by the Color ...
- ice hockey player *
Francine Racette Francine Racette (born September 23, 1947) is a retired Canadian actress. She is best known for her performances in '' Au revoir les enfants'', '' Lumière'' and '' The Disappearance''. She is the current and third wife of actor Donald Sutherla ...
- actress *
Charles Richard-Hamelin Charles Richard-Hamelin (born 17 July 1989) is a Canadian concert pianist from Joliette, Quebec.Dominique Ducharme Dominique Ducharme (15 May 1765 – 3 August 1853), from Lachine, Quebec, was a French Canadian fur trader, settler, militia officer, and public servant. He was named François Ducharme at birth, the son of Jean-Marie Ducharme. In 1793 Duch ...
- former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens *
Paul Tellier Paul Mathias Tellier, (born 1939) is a Canadian businessman and former public servant and lawyer. Biography Born in Joliette, Quebec, Tellier earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa and his law degree from the University ...
- businessman and public servant *
Marie-Hélène Turcotte Marie-Hélène Turcotte (1971, Joliette, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian animation film director and artist. She studied architecture and produced two short animated films. In 2010, Turcotte directed a short film ''The Formation of Clouds''. It was ...
- animated film director and artist * Victor Desautels - actor, pianist, and physicist


See also

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List of cities in Quebec This is the list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipality type of city (''ville'', code=V), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. Note that although the terms "city" and ...


References


External links


Ville de JolietteDiocèse de Joliette
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