Nicolet (Quebec)
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Center-du-Quebec | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Nicolet-Yamaska | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 13 ′ N , 72 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 129.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7828 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 60.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | J3T | ||
| Foundation : | 12/27/2000 | ||
| Mayor : | Alain Drouin | ||
| Website : | www.ville.nicolet.qc.ca | ||
Nicolet is a city ( ville ) and capital of the MRC Nicolet-Yamaska in the south of the Canadian province of Québec .
The place, located 15 km southwest of Trois-Rivières not far from the confluence of the Rivière Nicolet in the St. Lawrence River , owes its name to the French explorer Jean Nicolet .
Nicolet has been the seat of the Catholic diocese of Nicolet since 1885 . The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral is the fifth episcopal church and was built between 1961 and 1963.
Personalities
- Georges Beauchemin (1891–1957), singer
- Juliette Béliveau (1889–1975), actress
- Jean-Charles Chapais (1811-1885), politician
- André Gazaille (* 1946), bishop
- Raymond Saint-Gelais (* 1936), bishop
- Lucien Daveluy (1892–1975), composer
Web links
Commons : Nicolet - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Nicolet
- ↑ Le diocèse de Nicolet. Bref historique ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Homepage of the Diocese of Nicolet, accessed on July 18, 2014
