Three-Spray

Three-Spray is the Ville of the regional Municipalité of county of the Basques, with the Quebec. It is located at the center of the administrative area of the Low-Saint-Laurent.

Situation

Three-spray is in the middle of the area of the Basques. One owes this name with the Basques (people of a joint area of Spain and France) which came to the island to the Basques at the 17th century. One finds besides with Three-Spray a museum reporting this history, that is to say the Park of the Basque adventure in America, located close to the municipal quay. Moreover, this park places single the Basque Fronton of Pelote in Canada, used by the local club.

History

The colonization of the seigniory of Three-Spray began in 1697 when Lord De Vitré yields the territory to Jean Rioux. This municipality was the place of turning of famous the Téléroman S the Heritage and Bouscotte of the writer Victor-Levy Beaulieu.

Jean Rioux was one of the first to be established with Three-Spray, and by the fact even the first lord to be established there. He exchanged his grounds with the Île of Orleans, close to Quebec, against the Seigneurie of Three-Spray.

Belonging to the administrative Area of the Low St. Lawrence, this city is the center of interest of the regional community of the Basques. Three-spray is the capital of the Basques. The Basques gathers several villages bordering.

The mayor of the city east Jean-Pierre Rioux, elected by acclamation with the municipal elections of October 29th, 2005. Its church is very famous for its five bell-towers dominating the estuary of the St. Lawrence, its refined interior decoration and its diversified architectural styles. (Notre-Dame Church of Snows).

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