Saint-Louis-de-France was one of the six sectors of the City of Trois-Rivières. Prior to January 1, 2002 it was a city in Quebec of about 7,246 inhabitants. During the Quebec municipal reorganizations of 2002, it was amalgamated with the municipalities of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest and Pointe-du-Lac, to form the current town of Trois-Rivières.
History
editFounded in 1904, it had the status of a parish municipality from 1904 to 1993 and then a city from 1993 to 2002.
Saint-Louis-de-France (secteur), Trois-Rivières City
. . . It is argued that Saint-Louis-de-France (1214-1270) being the first holder of the former mission of the Vieilles-Forges (1740), to which Saint-Louis-de-France once belonged, renamed in 1921 Saint-Michel-Archange-des-Forges, sometimes Saint-Michel-Archange-des-Vieilles-Forges, it is for this reason that his name was transplanted to the parish on whose territory the Forges du Saint-Maurice began their activities in 1738. Canonized in 1297, Louis IX demonstrated a great spirit of peace and piety.
. . . However, account may also have been taken of the fact that the bishop of Trois-Rivières, Monseigneur Laflèche (1818-1898), to whom petitions were submitted to open a new parish, was Louis-François. According to another explanation, Saint-Louis-de-France would constitute a calque of Saint-Louis-des-Français, name of the French national church of Rome. — Source: Trois-Rivières, origine et signification,[1]
Photos
editTrois-Rivières, Saint-Louis-de-France (secteur)
- Champlain River
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Bridge P10294, Saint-Alexis street
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Bridge P10294, Saint-Alexis street
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Panel bridge P10294,[2] Saint-Alexis street
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Trois-Rivières, Saint-Louis-de-France (Ville) ancien nom". Commission de toponymie Quebec. Government of Quebec. Retrieved June 27, 2023. translate from french
- ^ "Bridge P-10294 - Inventaire et inspection des structures". Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable. Government of Quebec. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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