Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Trois-Pistoles is a town
in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
region of Quebec
. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River
.
A ferry
crosses the river to Les Escoumins
on the north shore. The port facilities are also used by fishing boats and scuba diver
s.
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.
:
s, an old French
coin, that was lost in the river in the 17th century. (Commission de toponymie du Québec)
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality
Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec
250px|rightLes Basques is a Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup...
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
.
A ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
crosses the river to Les Escoumins
Les Escoumins, Quebec
Les Escoumins is a village on the shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Haute-Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada.Its economy is mostly based on the service sectors, especially education, health, and tourism...
on the north shore. The port facilities are also used by fishing boats and scuba diver
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
s.
The town is the site of the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
's annual French immersion program, which has existed since 1932. It is the oldest such program in Canada.
Media
- FM 93.9 - CIEL-FM-4CIEL-FM-4CIEL-FM-4 is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec. The station airs a mix of locally-produced programming and simulcasting of CIEL-FM in Rivière-du-Loup....
, adult contemporary - FM 104.9 - CIBM-FM-2CIBM-FMCIBM-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.Owned and operated by Groupe Radio Simard, it broadcasts on 107.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna . The station has a contemporary hit radio format branded...
, hot adult contemporary
Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 CensusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
:
- Population: 3,500
- % Change (2001–2006): -3.7
- Dwellings: 1,720
- Area: 7.66 km² (3 sq mi)
- Density (persons per km² or sq mi): 456.7 km² (176.3 sq mi)
Origin of the name
The town is said to have been named for a silver goblet worth three pistolePistole
Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European gold coins of about the value of the Spanish coin...
s, an old French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
coin, that was lost in the river in the 17th century. (Commission de toponymie du Québec)