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

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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 businessman Barthélemy Joliette 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 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.

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 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 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 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 st ...

Private schools: * (francophone)

Diocese

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

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 - 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

References

External links

Ville de JolietteDiocèse de Joliette
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