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Berthier—Maskinongé
Berthier—Maskinongé (; formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516. Geography The riding extends along the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River between the north suburbs of Montreal and Trois-Rivières, straddling the Quebec regions of Lanaudière and Mauricie. The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of D'Autray and Maskinongé, and the former cities of Pointe-du-Lac and Trois-Rivières-Ouest in the City of Trois-Rivières. The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Trois-Rivières, and Saint-Maurice—Champlain. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order'' Race: 96.3% White, 1.8% Indigenous Languages: 97.6% Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Saint-Maurice–Champlain () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consists of: * the City of Shawinigan; * the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice, including Communauté de Wemotaci Indian Reserve, Coucoucache Indian Reserve No. 24A and Obedjiwan Indian Reserve No. 28; and * the regional county municipalities of Les Chenaux and Mékinac. The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Lac-Saint-Jean, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Ethnic groups: 93.0% White, 5.5% Indigenous Languages: 93.9% French, 2.6% Atikamekw, 1.1% English Religions: 75.7% Christian (70.3% Catholic, 5.4% Other), 23.5% none Median income: $37,200 (2020) Average income: $43,040 (2020) History Saint-Maurice—Champlain riding was created i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavaltrie
Lavaltrie () is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside the suburban sprawl of the North Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north of Laval). The population was 14,425 as of the Canada 2021 Census within a land surface area of about 70 square kilometres, with the majority of the territory being used for agricultural activities History The origins of Lavaltrie go back to the 17th century. Jean Talon, the intendant of New France, gave parcels of land (known as manors) to various lords. The land where Lavaltrie is now situated was given to a lieutenant, Sieur la Valtrie, by Talon in 1672. In the 18th century, land occupants built a new roadway along the Saint Lawrence River linking Montreal and Quebec City, named the Chemin Du Roy and now known as Quebec Route 138. For many decades, Lavaltrie was located in the centre of a large series of manors owned by lords in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthierville
Berthierville (; ) (also called Berthier-en-haut, and legally called Berthier before 1942) is a town located between Montreal and Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Berthierville is the seat of D'Autray Regional County Municipality, and is served by Autoroute 40, and is the junction of Routes 138 and 158. It is surrounded by the parish municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier. The ''Marie Reine du Canada'' Pilgrimage column stops at the church of Sainte-Geneviève de Berthierville for Mass on the first day of its three-day walk from Lanoraie to Cap-de-la-Madeleine. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Berthierville 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. Population trend: * Population in 2011: 4091 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.1%) * Populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès () is a parish municipality (Quebec), parish municipality in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Local points of interest include La Gabelle Generating Station, a power plant completed in 1924. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès 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 The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Saint-Étienne-des-Grès has had thirty-one mayors.Souvenances, Histoire du fief et de la paroisse de depuis 1673, page 191 Officially, municipal elections in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès are on a non-partisan basis. See also * La Gabelle Generating Station References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Etienne- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanoraie, Quebec
Lanoraie () is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality. History When Jacques Cartier passed through in the 16th century, the Iroquois had already established themselves in the area, calling it ''Agochanda'' or ''Agouchonda'', meaning "place where one stops to eat and rest". It was also in this area in 1642 that Isaac Jogues was abducted by the Mohawks along with Guillaume Couture and René Goupil, and taken into captivity and tortured. In 1672, the Intendant of New France Jean Talon granted the territory as a seignory to Louis de Niort de La Noraye (1639-1708). In 1688, the Seignory of La Noraye (also spelled as: Lanauraie, Lanoraie, Noraye) was united with the Autray Seignory, granted in 1637 to Jean Bourdon who passed it on to his son Jacques Bourdon d'Autray in 1653. Although the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie was founded in 1732, it did not really begin to develop until 1831. In 1845, this parish was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Boniface, Quebec
Saint-Boniface () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 1996, Canada 2001 Census, 2001, Canada 2006 Census, 2006, Canada 2011 Census, 2011, Canada 2016 Census, 2016, Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census * Population in 2021: 5156 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.7%) * Population in 2016: 4832 * Population in 2011: 4511 * Population in 2006: 4180 * Population in 2001: 3998 * Population in 1996: 3998 * Population in 1991: 3813 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2098 (total dwellings: 2205) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1% * French as first language: 98.8% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louiseville
Louiseville () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, town in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine, Belgium, Cerfontaine in Belgium. History The area was originally part of the Seigneurial system of New France, la Seignorie Rivière-du-Loup. This seignory was formed in 1665 by Intendant Jean Talon and granted in 1672 to Charles Dugey Rozoy-de-Mannereuil, officer in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, Carignan Regiment. The seignory was thereafter also known as Rivière-Mannereuil for some time. In 1714, a mission was formed by the Récollets who dedicated it to the patronage of Anthony of Padua. In 1722, the Ursulines owned the seignory and attempted to change the name to Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-Saint-Jean but the settlement became known as Rivièr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608. The name of Trois-Rivières, which dates from the end of the 16th century, was used by French explorers in reference to the three channels in the Saint-Maurice River formed at its mouth with the Saint Lawrence, as it is divided by two islands, Potherie (Île Caron) and Saint-Quentin Island, Île Saint-Quentin. The city occupies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verchères—Les Patriotes
Verchères—Les Patriotes (; formerly Verchères) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until the 2012 electoral redistribution. Geography The riding runs along the Saint Lawrence River east of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie. It consists of the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality, the northern part of the La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, and the eastern part of the city of Boucherville. The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé. History Verchères riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. In 1893, it was merged into Chambly—Verchères. In 1976, the riding of "Verchères" was recreated from parts of Chambly and St. Hyacinthe ridings. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Rivières (electoral District)
Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608. The name of Trois-Rivières, which dates from the end of the 16th century, was used by French explorers in reference to the three channels in the Saint-Maurice River formed at its mouth with the Saint Lawrence, as it is divided by two islands, Potherie (Île Caron) and Saint-Quentin Island, Île Saint-Quentin. The city occupies a location near where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliette (federal Electoral District)
Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River 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 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, traversing Ontario and Quebec in Canada and New York (state), New York in the United States. A section of the river demarcates the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. border. As the primary Discharge (hydrology), drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin, the St. Lawrence has the List of rivers by discharge, second-highest discharge of any river in North America (after the Mississippi River) and the 16th-highest in the world. The estuary of St. Lawrence, estuary of the St. Lawrence is often cited by scientists as the largest in the world. Significant natural landmarks of the river and estuary include the 1,864 river islands of the Thousand Islands, the endangered whales of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, and the limestone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
