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Trois-Pistoles, Quebec

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.

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.

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.

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
YearPop.±%
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 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
2011
Population3,456 (-1.3% from 2006)
Land area7.66 km (2.96 sq mi)
Population density450.9/km (1,168/sq mi)
Median age55.2 (M: 53.0, F: 56.7)
Private dwellings1,757 (total) 
Median household income$38,395
References: 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 %
2011
3,395
3,375 Increase 5.3% 99.41% 15 Increase n/a% 0.44% 5 Increase n/a% 0.15% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
3,250
3,195 Decrease 6.2% 98.31% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 55 Increase n/a% 1.69%
2001
3,430
3,405 Decrease 3.7% 99.27% 25 Decrease 28.6% 0.73% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 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)
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

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