Trois-Rivières
city in Quebec, Canada
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Summary
Trois-Rivières is an equivalent territory[1]. Trois-Rivières ranks in the top 10% of equivalent territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,481 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mauricie[3], Comté de Saint-Maurice[4]
- Country: Canada[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: St. Lawrence River[6], Saint-Maurice river[7]
- Instance of: city or town of Quebec[8], big city[9]
- Shares border with: Yamachiche[10], Saint-Étienne-des-Grès[11], Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel[12], Saint-Maurice[13], Champlain[14], Nicolet[15], Bécancour[16], Maskinongé[17], Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality[18]
- Founder: Sieur de Laviolette[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Châteaudun[20], Tours[21], Jinzhou[22]
- Coat of arms: Armoiries de Trois-Rivières[23]
- Commons category: Trois-Rivières, Quebec[24]
- Inception: July 4, 1634[25], July 1, 1846[26]
- Coordinate location: 46.35, -72.55[27]
- Located on street: Quebec Route 138[28], Quebec Autoroute 55[29], Quebec Autoroute 40[30], Quebec Route 157[31]
- Official website: https://www.v3r.net/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Trois-Rivières[33]
- Commons gallery: Trois-Rivières[34]
- Population: 131,338[35], 134,413[36], 138,134[37], 139,618[38], 139,163[39], 142,598[40], 55,200[41], 50,000[42], 13,691[43], 22,367[44], 2500[45], 35,450[46], 42,007[47], 46,074[48]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Trois-Rivières include Circuit Trois-Rivières[50], a motorsport racing track[51], in Canada[52] and Trois-Rivières Airport[53], an airport[54], in Canada[55].
Why It Matters
Trois-Rivières has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Trois-Rivières is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Trois-Rivières include Circuit Trois-Rivières[50], a motorsport racing track[51], in Canada[52] and Trois-Rivières Airport[53], an airport[54], in Canada[55].