Louiseville
Louiseville | |
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City hall | |
| Motto(s): Excellence et Harmonie ("Excellence and Harmony") | |
Location within Maskinongé RCM. | |
Louiseville Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′N 72°57′W / 46.250°N 72.950°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Settled | 1714 |
| Constituted | December 31, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvon Deshaies |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.40 km2 (24.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62.59 km2 (24.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,517 |
| • Density | 120.1/km2 (311/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 3,694 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways A-40 | R-138 R-348 R-349 |
| Website | www.ville .louiseville.qc.ca |
Louiseville (French pronunciation: [lwizvil] ⓘ) is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre.
Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in Belgium.