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City in Quebec, Canada
Trois-Pistoles
City
Coat of arms of Trois-PistolesCoat of arms
Location within Les Basques RCMLocation within Les Basques RCM
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Coordinates: 48°07′12″N 069°10′48″W / 48.12000°N 69.18000°W / 48.12000; -69.18000
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLes Basques
Constituted9 March 1916
Government
 • MayorPhilippe Guilbert
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area
 • Total9.60 km (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land7.63 km (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,115
 • Density408.1/km (1,057/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021Decrease 4.0%
 • Dwellings1,727
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0L 4K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
R-293
Websitewww.ville-trois-pistoles.ca
Ferry boat returns to Trois Pistoles from Les Escumins

Trois-Pistoles (French pronunciation: [tʁwa pistɔl]) 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.

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.

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.

The town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax.

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.

Geography

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 1,454—    
1931 1,837+26.3%
1941 2,176+18.5%
1951 3,537+62.5%
1956 4,039+14.2%
1961 4,349+7.7%
1966 4,710+8.3%
1971 4,678−0.7%
1976 4,554−2.7%
1981 4,445−2.4%
1986 4,290−3.5%
1991 3,886−9.4%
1996 3,807−2.0%
2001 3,635−4.5%
2006 3,500−3.7%
2011 3,253−7.1%
2016 3,246−0.2%
2021 3,115−4.0%

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 km (2.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 408.3/km (1,057.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Trois-Pistoles community profile
202120162011
Population3,115 (-4.0% from 2016)3,246 (-6.1% from 2011)3,456 (-1.3% from 2006)
Land area7.63 km (2.95 sq mi)7.64 km (2.95 sq mi)7.66 km (2.96 sq mi)
Population density408.1/km (1,057/sq mi)425.1/km (1,101/sq mi)450.9/km (1,168/sq mi)
Median age59.6 (M: 57.6, F: 61.6)58.0 (M: 55.9, F: 60.0)55.2 (M: 53.0, F: 56.7)
Private dwellings1,727 (total)  1,770 (total)  1,757 (total) 
Median household income$48,000$40,448$38,395
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Canada Census Mother Tongue – Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Census Total French English French & English Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021 2,995 2,950 Decrease 6.5% 98.5% 15 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 10 Increase n/a% 0.3% 20 Increase n/a% 0.7%
2016 3,175 3,155 Decrease 6.5% 99.4% 15 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2011 3,395 3,375 Increase 5.3% 99.4% 15 Increase n/a% 0.4% 5 Increase n/a% 0.2% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0%
2006 3,250 3,195 Decrease 6.2% 98.3% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 55 Increase n/a% 1.7%
2001 3,430 3,405 Decrease 3.7% 99.3% 25 Decrease 28.6% 0.7% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
1996 3,580 3,535 n/a 98.7% 35 n/a 1.0% 10 n/a 0.3% 0 n/a 0.0%

Media

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trois-Pistoles" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Trois-Pistoles, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Bonjour Québec.com: Excursions à l'Île aux Basques". www.bonjourquebec.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  5. "Home". echofete.ca.
  6. "Échofête - Festival éco-culturel - Bonjour Québec.com". www.bonjourquebec.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  7. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 28 April 2010
  8. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  12. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  13. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  14. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.

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ferry to Les Escoumins
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