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Joliette
Joliette
	— Ville (City) —
	Notre Dame Street
	; Joliette Location in Quebec, Canada
	Coordinates: 46°1′15″N 73°26′38″W / 46.02083°N 73.44389°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
Regional County	Joliette
	Government
- Type	Ville
- Mayor	René Laurin; 2005 - 2009
- Federal riding	Joliette
- Prov. riding	Joliette
	Area
- Total	22.81 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	19,045
- Density	835/km2 (2,162.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	450
Website	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.

[edit] External links

(French) Town of Joliette
(French) Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette
(English) diocese of Joliette at Catholic-Hierarchy.

Coordinates: 46°1′15.5″N 73°26′38″W / 46.020972°N 73.44389°W / 46.020972; -73.44389