Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec

Pointe-du-Lac is a former municipality in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was founded in 1738 and its actual church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the Moulin Seigneurial, founded in 1721 and rescued in the 70s by resident Mariette Chenay.

The municipality was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population (2001 census) 6,902.

Coordinates: 46°17′N 72°41′W / 46.283°N 72.683°W / 46.283; -72.683 (Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec)

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