Trois-Rivières (French pronunciation: [tʁwa ʁivjɛʁ]) is a city in Quebec, Canada.
It is where the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers meet.
It was first created on July 4, 1634.
It was the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608.[8]
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| Ville de Trois-Rivières |
 From top, left to right: Downtown Trois-Rivières from the St. Lawrence River, monument to Sacré-Coeur, Trois-Rivières Cathedral, Laviolette Bridge, Pacifique Du Plessis gate, Ursulines monastery |
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| Motto(s): Deus nobiscum quis contra
("If God is with us, who can be against us") |
 Trois-Rivières metropolitan area |
Location of Trois-Rivières in the province of Quebec Show map of QuebecTrois-Rivières (Canada) Show map of Canada |
| Coordinates: 46°20′35″N 72°32′36″W[1][2] |
| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Quebec |
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| Region | Mauricie |
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| RCM | None |
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| Founded | July 4, 1634 by Laviolette |
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| Incorporated | June 10, 1857 |
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| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
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| Boroughs | Cap-de-la-Madeleine,
Trois-Rivières-Ouest,
Saint-Louis-de-France,
Pointe-du-Lac,
Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap |
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| • Type | Trois-Rivières City Council |
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| • Mayor | Jean Lamarche |
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| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé and Trois-Rivières |
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| • Prov. riding | Champlain and Maskinongé and Trois-Rivières |
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| • Land | 288.65 km2 (111.45 sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 98.58 km2 (38.06 sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 1,038.64 km2 (401.02 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
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| • City | 139,163 |
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| • Density | 482.1/km2 (1,249/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 128,057 |
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| • Urban density | 1,299.0/km2 (3,364/sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 161,489 |
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| • Metro density | 155.5/km2 (403/sq mi) |
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| Demonym | Trifluvians |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| Postal code(s) | G8T to G8Z, G9A to G9C |
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| Area code | 819 |
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| GDP (Trois-Rivières CMA) | CA$6.3 billion (2016)[7] |
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| GDP per capita (Trois-Rivières CMA) | CA$40,290 (2016) |
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| Website | www.v3r.net |
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The city's name is French for three rivers.
It is called because the Saint-Maurice River, which is divided by two small islands at the river 's opening, has three mouths at the Saint Lawrence River.
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