Joliette is a

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in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the

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and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the

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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 high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière. It was founded as L'Industrie by the businessman Barthélemy Joliette in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863, when it changed its name to Joliette.. 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 of Joliette.''Territorial Division Act''
''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.

Demographics

In the

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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. 7.1% of residents were visible minorities, 2.4% were Indigenous, and the remaining 90.5% were white/European. The largest visible minority groups were Black (3.1%), Latin American (1.7%) and Arab (1.3%).

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was the mother tongue of 92.3% of residents. Other common first languages were Spanish (1.2%), English (1.1%), Arabic (0.8%) and

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(0.5%). 1.0% claimed both French and English as mother tongues, and 0.9% listed both French and a non-official language. 65.6% of residents were Christian, down from 85.4% in 2011. 58.2% were Catholic, 4.7% were Christian n.o.s, 0.7% and were

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. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 1.9% of the population. 31.3% of the population were non-religious or secular, up from 11.8% in 2011. The only named non-Christians religions with a significant following in Joliette were

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(2.4%) and Buddhism (0.3%). All other religions and spiritual traditions made up 0.5% of the population.

Government and infrastructure

Joliette is the seat of the judicial district 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, 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 operates Francophone public schools; *

École secondaire Thérèse-Martin École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

École secondaire Barthélemy-Joliette École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

* 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 * Joliette High School Private schools: * (francophone)

Diocese

* Diocese of Joliette * St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral

Notable people

* A.J. Greer - ice hockey player * Francine Racette - actress * Charles Richard-Hamelin - concert pianist * Dominique Ducharme - former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens * Paul Tellier - 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 The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...

- actor, pianist, and physicist

References

External links

Ville de JolietteDiocèse de Joliette
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