Trois-Rives
Sign in to saveTrois-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
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- Municipality
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- Le lac Noir - panoramio.jpg
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- Lac Noir
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- Trois-Rives Quebec location diagram.png
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- Location within Mékinac RCM
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- Canada Central Quebec
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- Location in central Quebec
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- Country
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- Province
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- Region
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- Mauricie
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- RCM
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- Mékinac
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- Constituted
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- September 2, 1972
- Settlement.named_for
- The three rivers that drain its territory
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- Mayor
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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.
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