Baie-de-Shawinigan

Baie-de-Shawinigan is a small industrial community within the City of Shawinigan in the Canadian province of Quebec. The place is named after its location on a bay of the Saint-Maurice River.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Former Alcan-16 Power House.

Former N.A.C. Power House

Museum

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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum.

Former Alcan-16 Power House

Ruins

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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins.

Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station

Ruins

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Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud.

Shawinigan

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Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.

Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. Shawinigan-Sud is situated 3 km southeast of Baie-de-Shawinigan.

Saint-Boniface

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Saint-Boniface is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Moyenne-Mauricie. The residents of Saint-Boniface benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.

Baie-de-Shawinigan

Type: Locality
Description: small industrial community in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, former municipality
Categories: neighborhood, administrative sector, village municipality of Quebec, and former municipality
Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.54047° or 46° 32′ 26″ north

Longitude

-72.76897° or 72° 46′ 8″ west

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

Open location code

87R9G6RJ+5C

GeoNames ID

5890167

Wikidata ID

Q4843197

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Baie-de-Shawinigan” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Baie-de-Shawinigan”
French: “Baie-de-Shawinigan”
French: “Belgoville”
French: “La Baie-de-Shawinigan”
French: “Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus”
Italian: “Baie-de-Shawinigan”
Spanish: “Baie-de-Shawinigan”
Turkish: “Baie-de-Shawinigan”
“Baie-de-Shawinigan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belgoville and Almaville-en-Bas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shawinigan River and Baie de Shawinigan.

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