about trois-rivières, québec

Population: 134,413 (2016)

Location: Trois-rivières is in southern Québec.

Area (Size): 333.7km²

French language presence:

• Roughly 130,250 individuals speak French as their first language

• Roughly 41,030 individuals reported that they can speak both English & French.

Interesting facts

• The city's name means "Three Rivers".

• Trois-Rivières hosts the FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières which is a 10-day summer music festival.

• It also hosts the Festival International de la Poésie - an international poetry festival.

• Trois-Rivières is the "Poetry Capital of Québec".

• You can find numerous plaques displaying poetic verses throughout the city.

• Trois-Rivières has an internationally known racetrack named Circuit Trois-Rivières.

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