Île des Hêtres
Île des Hêtres is an islet in Quebec, Canada. Île des Hêtres is situated nearby to the neighborhood Domaine-La Poudrière, as well as near the hamlet Les Îles-Marchessault.Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Assomption and Caserne Champlain.
Église Assomption
Church
Photo: Asclepias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Assomption is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Île des Hêtres.
Caserne Champlain
Fire station
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caserne Champlain is a fire station, which is situated 4 km southwest of Île des Hêtres.
Grand-Mère station
Railway stop
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan. Grand-Mère station is situated 3½ km north of Île des Hêtres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Mère and Shawinigan.
Grand-Mère
Suburb
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan. Grand-Mère is situated 4½ km north of Île des Hêtres.
Shawinigan
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Lac-à-la-Tortue
Suburb
Lac-à-la-Tortue, is a sector of the city of Shawinigan since 2002, it is located in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. The use includes the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector in Batiscanie, the common name for the watershed of the Batiscan River. Lac-à-la-Tortue is situated 7 km northeast of Île des Hêtres.
Île des Hêtres
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Ile des Hetres”
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.57465° or 46° 34′ 29″ northLongitude
-72.70057° or 72° 42′ 2″ westElevation
97 metres (318 feet)Open location code
87R9H7FX+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 101754226OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5980500
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Localities in the Area
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