Nicolet, Quebec
Nicolet | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
Nicolet Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°37′W / 46.217°N 72.617°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | December 27, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Geneviève Dubois |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.20 km2 (49.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.93 km2 (37.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 8,169 |
| • Density | 85.2/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 3,751 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-132 R-259 |
| Website | www |
Nicolet (French pronunciation: [nikɔlɛ(t)]) is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 8,169. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet.
The residents of the town pronounce the final "t" in Nicolet, but people outside of the region do not.