Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec
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Pointe-du-Lac () is one of the six boroughs of the city of
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 Sain ...
and a former municipality in
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,
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on the
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. It was founded in 1738 and its current church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the Moulin Seigneurial built in 1765, one of the last watermills still in existence in Canada. The municipality was amalgamated into the City of
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 Sain ...
in 2002. Population (2001 census) 6,902.


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Populated places established in 1738 Populated places disestablished in 2002 Neighbourhoods in Trois-Rivières Former cities in Quebec 1738 establishments in the French colonial empire {{quebec-geo-stub