Trois-Pistoles
Trois-Pistoles | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Les Basques RCM | |
  Trois-Pistoles Location in eastern Quebec  Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles(Canada) | |
| Coordinates:48°07′12″N069°10′48″W/ 48.12000°N 69.18000°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Les Basques |
| Constituted | 9 March 1916 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Guilbert |
| •Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques |
| •Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.60 km2(3.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.66 km2(2.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,456 |
| • Density | 450.9/km2(1,168/sq mi) |
| • Pop2006–2011 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,757 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00(EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 R-293 |
| Website | www |
Trois-Pistolesis acityinLes Basques Regional County Municipalityin theBas-Saint-Laurentregion ofQuebec,Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of theSaint Lawrence River.
Aferrycrosses the river toLes Escouminson the north shore. The port facilities are also used by fishing boats andscuba divers.
The town is the site of theUniversity of Western Ontario's annualFrench immersionprogram, which has existed since 1932. It is the oldest such program in Canada.
Just offshore of the town liesÎle aux Basques,an island that was used byBasquewhalersin the 16th century. The island, part of the surrounding Municipality ofNotre-Dame-des-Neiges,is aNational Historic Site of Canadaand is now amigratory bird sanctuary.[4]
The town has hosted theFestival Échofête de Trois-Pistoles,anenvironmentalism-themedmusic festivalandfaireach July since 2002. It is Quebec's largest environmental festival.[5][6]
The town can be reached byVia Railon the named train The Ocean, betweenMontrealandHalifax.
Etymology[edit]
The town is said to have been named for a silver goblet worth threepistoles,an old French coin, that was lost in the river in the 17th century.[1]
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,886 | — |
| 1996 | 3,807 | −2.0% |
| 2001 | 3,635 | −4.5% |
| 2006 | 3,500 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 3,253 | −7.1% |
| 2016 | 3,058 | −6.0% |
In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Trois-Pistoles had a population of3,115living in1,562of its1,727total private dwellings, a change of-4% from its 2016 population of3,246.With a land area of 7.63 km2(2.95 sq mi), it had a population density of408.3/km2(1,057.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2011 | |
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| Population | 3,456 (-1.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 7.66 km2(2.96 sq mi) |
| Population density | 450.9/km2(1,168/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.2 (M: 53.0, F: 56.7) |
| Private dwellings | 1,757 (total) |
| Median household income | $38,395 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Trois-Pistoles, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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3,395
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3,375 |  5.3%
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99.41% | 15 | n/a%
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0.44% | 5 | n/a%
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0.15% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2006
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3,250
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3,195 | 6.2%
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98.31% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 55 | n/a%
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1.69% | |||||
2001
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3,430
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3,405 | 3.7%
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99.27% | 25 | 28.6%
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0.73% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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3,580
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3,535 | n/a | 98.74% | 35 | n/a | 0.98% | 10 | n/a | 0.28% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Trois-Pistoles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
11 (52) |
17.8 (64.0) |
27 (81) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31 (88) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
35 (95) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23 (73) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16 (61) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15 (59) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.4 (−29.9) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−18 (0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
0 (32) |
3.3 (37.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−18 (0) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 83.9 (3.30) |
67.8 (2.67) |
77.3 (3.04) |
73.9 (2.91) |
88.3 (3.48) |
84.2 (3.31) |
93.3 (3.67) |
87.6 (3.45) |
90.5 (3.56) |
92.5 (3.64) |
78.3 (3.08) |
87.6 (3.45) |
1,005.3 (39.58) |
| Source:Environment Canada[12] | |||||||||||||
Media[edit]
- FM 93.9 –CIEL-FM-4,adult contemporary
- FM 104.9 –CIBM-FM-2,hot adult contemporary
See also[edit]
- List of cities in Quebec
- Trois Pistoles station
- Trois-Pistoles, a Belgian-style beer fromUnibroue,a Quebec brewery now owned bySapporo Brewery.
References[edit]
- ^ab"Trois-Pistoles"(in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 28 June 2011.Retrieved15 January2012.
- ^ab"Répertoire des municipalités:Geographic code 11040 ".www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca(in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ab"Trois-Pistoles (Code 2411040) Census Profile".2011 census.Government of Canada -Statistics Canada.
- ^"Bonjour Québec.com: Excursions à l'Île aux Basques".www.bonjourquebec.com.Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2008.
- ^"Home".echofete.ca.
- ^"Échofête - Festival éco-culturel - Bonjour Québec.com".www.bonjourquebec.com.Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2013.
- ^abStatistics Canada:1996,2001,2006,2011census
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec".Statistics Canada.9 February 2022.Retrieved29 August2022.
- ^"2011 Community Profiles".2011 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.Retrieved11 February2014.
- ^"2006 Community Profiles".2006 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^"2001 Community Profiles".2001 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- ^Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000,accessed 28 April 2010
External links[edit]
- (in French)Ville de Trois-Pistoles
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