Joliette, Quebec

Joliette (French pronunciation: [ʒɔljɛt] ) is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River. It is also the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. Founded in 1823 by Barthélemy Joliette and his wife Marie-Charlotte de Lanaudière. Joliette named it L'Industrie to "design [it] around economic activity, mills, land development and a desire to create a durable centre on the L’Assomption River." In 1863, the city incorporated, and changed its name to Joliette. Considered part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal, the city is home to the Musée d'art de Joliette, which has a permanent collection of more than 8,300 works of art: paintings, sculpture, art on paper and a large collection of art from the French Middle Ages.