Joliette is a
city
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in southwest
Quebec
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, Canada. It is approximately northeast of
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
, 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 high schools and 1
Anglophone
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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
judicial district
A judicial district or legal district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court (usually a district court) has jurisdiction.
By region Europe Austria
In texts concerning Austria, "judicial district" (german: Gerichtsbezirk) refers ...
of Joliette.
[''Territorial Division Act''](_blank)
''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, 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
judicial district
A judicial district or legal district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court (usually a district court) has jurisdiction.
By region Europe Austria
In texts concerning Austria, "judicial district" (german: Gerichtsbezirk) refers ...
of Joliette.
Joliette Institution for Women, a prison of the
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:
* 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
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St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral
Notable people
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A.J. Greer - ice hockey player
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Francine Racette - actress
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Charles Richard-Hamelin - concert pianist
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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
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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
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Marie-Hélène Turcotte - animated film director and artist
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Victor Desautels - actor, pianist, and physicist
See also
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List of cities in Quebec
References
External links
Ville de JolietteDiocèse de Joliette*
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