Nicolet | |
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 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
  Nicolet Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°37′W / 46.217°N 72.617°W[1] | |
| 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 | |
• 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Nicolet". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b 2016 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet, Quebec