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Trois-Rives () is a municipality with an area of located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Mid-Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Trois-Rives
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Le lac Noir - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Lac Noir
Settlement.image_map
Trois-Rives Quebec location diagram.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location within Mékinac RCM
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Canada Central Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in central Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mauricie
Settlement.subdivision_type3
RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Mékinac
Settlement.established_title1
Constituted
Settlement.established_date1
September 2, 1972
Settlement.named_for
The three rivers that drain its territory
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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  • Government
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Trois-Rives () is a municipality with an area of located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Mid-Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada.

==History== It was established in 1972 as Boucher, named after the geographic township of Boucher in which it is located. This name was chosen in honour of Pierre Boucher, former French governor of Trois-Rivières and owner of the Boucher and Boucherville Seignories in the late 17th century. It was not until 1978 that the municipal incorporation was confirmed.

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