Trois-Pistoles
Trois-Pistoles is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
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 Location within Les Basques RCM | |
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| Coordinates: 48°07′12″N 069°10′48″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) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  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 |
A ferry crosses the river to Les Escoumins on the north shore. The port facilities are also used by fishing boats and scuba divers.
The town is the site of the University of Western Ontario's annual French immersion program, which has existed since 1932. It is the oldest such program in Canada.
Just offshore of the town lies Île aux Basques, an island that was used by Basque whalers in the 16th century. The island, part of the surrounding Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, is a National Historic Site of Canada and is now a migratory bird sanctuary.[4]
The town has hosted the Festival Échofête de Trois-Pistoles, an environmentalism-themed music festival and fair each July since 2002. It is Quebec's largest environmental festival.[5][6]
The town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax.
Etymology
The town is said to have been named for a silver goblet worth three pistoles, an old French coin, that was lost in the river in the 17th century.[1]
Demographics
| 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 the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Trois-Pistoles had a population of 3,115 living in 1,562 of its 1,727 total private dwellings, a change of -4% from its 2016 population of 3,246. With a land area of 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 408.3/km2 (1,057.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2011 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
3,395 |
3,375 |  5.3% |
99.41% | 15 | n/a% |
0.44% | 5 | n/a% |
0.15% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
3,250 |
3,195 | 6.2% |
98.31% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 55 | n/a% |
1.69% | |||||
2001 |
3,430 |
3,405 | 3.7% |
99.27% | 25 | 28.6% |
0.73% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
3,580 |
3,535 | n/a | 98.74% | 35 | n/a | 0.98% | 10 | n/a | 0.28% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Climate
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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) |
| Average precipitation mm (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
- FM 93.9 – CIEL-FM-4, adult contemporary
- FM 104.9 – CIBM-FM-2, hot adult contemporary
See also
- List of cities in Quebec
- Trois Pistoles station
- Trois-Pistoles, a Belgian-style beer from Unibroue, a Quebec brewery now owned by Sapporo Brewery.
References
- "Trois-Pistoles" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "Geographic code 11040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "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 from the original on 24 July 2008.
- "Home". echofete.ca.
- "Échofête - Festival éco-culturel - Bonjour Québec.com". www.bonjourquebec.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "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
- (in French) Ville de Trois-Pistoles
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