Country Canada RCM Joliette Time zone EST (UTC−5) Province Québec | Region Lanaudière Constituted November 12, 1966 Population 19,621 (2011) | |
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Demonym(s) Joliettain, Joliettaine Weather -17°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest Musée d'art de Joliette, Parc Riverain, Parc Louis‑Querbes, Parc Pierre‑Charbonneau | ||
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. The city is home to the Joliette Art Museum, whose works of art include paintings, sculptures, paper artwork and a large collection of art from the French Middle Ages.
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Map of Joliette, QC, Canada
Joliette has 3 francophone high schools and 1 anglophone high school as well as the Joliette campus of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière.
It was founded as L'Industrie by businessman Barthélemy Joliette in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863.
The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city.
Joliette is the seat of the judicial district of Joliette.
Government and infrastructure
Joliette Institution for Women, a prison of the Correctional Service of Canada, is in this town.
Local institutions
Post-secondary:
Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools;
Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board: