Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec in the context of List of former municipalities in Quebec


Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec in the context of List of former municipalities in Quebec

⭐ Core Definition: Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec

Pointe-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy lak]) is one of the six boroughs of the city of Trois-Rivières and a former municipality in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was founded in 1738 and its current church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the Moulin Seigneurial built in 1765, one of the last watermills still in existence in Canada.

The municipality was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population (2001 census) 6,902.

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Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec in the context of Lake Saint Pierre

Lake Saint Pierre (French: Lac Saint-Pierre, pronounced [lak sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Western Abnaki: Nebesek) is a lake in Quebec, Canada, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. It is located downstream, and northeast, of Montreal; and upstream, and southwest, of Quebec City. The end of the lake delimits the beginning of the estuary of Saint Lawrence.

This lake which is 32 kilometres (20 mi) long (excluding Sorel Islands) and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) wide, is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Including its shoreline, islands, and wetlands, the lake is a nature reserve. The body of water is recognized as a Ramsar site and as a Biosphere Reserve, due to the presence of many marshes and wetlands that are frequented by waterfowl. Recreational activities on the river (such as fishing, boating, sailing, swimming, water skiing, nature observation) are active mainly in summer season. Sport fishing is particularly popular, including ice fishing, especially in the great bay of Pointe-du-Lac.

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