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. Prior to January 1, 2002 it was a city in Quebec of about 7,246 inhabitants. During the Quebec municipal reorganizations of 2002, it was amalgamated with the municipalities of

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, to form the current town of

History

Founded in 1904, it had the status of a parish municipality from 1904 to 1993 and then a city from 1993 to 2002.

Saint-Louis-de-France (secteur),
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 ...
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Saint-Louis-de-France Saint-Louis-de-France () was one of the six sectors of the City of Trois-Rivières. Prior to January 1, 2002 it was a city in Quebec of about 7,246 inhabitants. During the Quebec municipal reorganizations of 2002, it was amalgamated with the muni ...
(1214-1270) being the first holder of the former mission of the Vieilles-Forges (1740), to which Saint-Louis-de-France once belonged, renamed in 1921 Saint-Michel-Archange-des-Forges, sometimes Saint-Michel-Archange-des-Vieilles-Forges, it is for this reason that his name was transplanted to the parish on whose territory the Forges du Saint-Maurice began their activities in 1738. Canonized in 1297, Louis IX demonstrated a great spirit of peace and piety.'' . . . ''However, account may also have been taken of the fact that the bishop of Trois-Rivières, Monseigneur Laflèche (1818-1898), to whom petitions were submitted to open a new parish, was Louis-François. According to another explanation, Saint-Louis-de-France would constitute a calque of Saint-Louis-des-Français, name of the French national church of Rome.'' — Source: Trois-Rivières, origine et signification,

Photos

Trois-Rivières, Saint-Louis-de-France (secteur) File:Secteur_St_Louis_de_France_005.jpg, Bridge P10294, Saint-Alexis street File:Secteur_St_Louis_de_France_009.jpg, Bridge P10294, Saint-Alexis street File:Secteur_St_Louis_de_France_010.jpg, Panel bridge P10294, Saint-Alexis street

Notes and references

Populated places disestablished in 2002 Neighbourhoods in Trois-Rivières Former cities in Quebec {{Quebec-geo-stub