Joliette

City of Joliette Ville de Joliette
Ville (City)
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Government
• Mayor	René Laurin 2005 - 2009
• MNAs	Pascal Beaupré
Area
• Total	22.81 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	19,045
• Density	835/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
People	Joliettain, Joliettaine
Website	http://www.ville.joliette.qc.ca/

"Joliette" redirects here. For federal riding, see Joliette (electoral district).

For provincial riding, see Joliette (provincial electoral district).

Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec,Canada. It is located approximately 50 km northeast of Montréal, on the Rivière l'Assomption and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It 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.

Joliette has 3 francophone high schools and 1 anglophone high school as well as a francophone CEGEP.

It was founded as L'Industrie by businessman Barthélemy Joliette in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863.

The city's economy consists mainly of 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.

	North: Saint-Charles-Borromée, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
West: Saint-Pierre	Joliette	East: Saint-Thomas
	South: Saint-Paul

External links

• Template:Fr icon Town of Joliette
• Template:Fr icon Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette
• Template:En icon Template:Catholic-Hierarchy-diocese