Joliette () is a
city
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in southwest
Quebec
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, Canada. It is approximately northeast of
Montreal
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, 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
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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 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''](_blank)
''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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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%).
French was the mother tongue of 92.3% of residents. Other common first languages were
Spanish (1.2%),
English (1.1%),
Arabic
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(0.8%) and
Atikamekw (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
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, 4.7% were Christian n.o.s, 0.7% and were
Protestants
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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
Islam
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(2.4%) and
Buddhism
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(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, a prison of the
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 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
*
Joliette High School[Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5]
." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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 - animated film director and artist
See also
*
List of cities in Quebec
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References
External links
Ville de JolietteDiocèse de Joliette*
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Cities and towns in Quebec