EntityQ3539910· pop 12· linked from 50 articles

Trois-Rives

Trois-Rives () is a municipality with an area of located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Mid-Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Trois-Rives
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Le lac Noir - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Lac Noir
Settlement.image_map: Trois-Rives Quebec location diagram.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Mékinac RCM
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Central Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in central Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mauricie
Settlement.subdivision_type3: RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mékinac
Settlement.established_title1: Constituted
Settlement.established_date1: September 2, 1972
Settlement.named_for: The three rivers that drain its territory
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

Article

10 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Government
Mayors
Political representation
See also
Further reading
References
External links

Trois-Rives () is a municipality with an area of located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Mid-Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada.

==History== It was established in 1972 as Boucher, named after the geographic township of Boucher in which it is located. This name was chosen in honour of Pierre Boucher, former French governor of Trois-Rivières and owner of the Boucher and Boucherville Seignories in the late 17th century. It was not until 1978 that the municipal incorporation was confirmed.