Parc des Chutes-de-Shawinigan

Parc des Chutes-de-Shawinigan is a nature reserve in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec. Parc des Chutes-de-Shawinigan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Almaville-en-Bas, as well as near Almaville-en-Haut.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation Church.

Former N.A.C. Power House

Museum

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

Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation Church

Church

Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex

Power station

Photo: Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shawinigan-Sud and Shawinigan.

Shawinigan-Sud

Suburb

Photo: Vintotal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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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.

Saint-Boniface

Photo: Jacques Dupont, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Parc des Chutes-de-Shawinigan

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.52606° or 46° 31′ 34″ north

Longitude

-72.76543° or 72° 45′ 56″ west

Elevation

88 metres (289 feet)

Open location code

87R9G6GM+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 101743506

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

6097227

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Satellite Map

Discover Parc des Chutes-de-Shawinigan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Belvédère des Chutes de Shawinigan and Trou du Diable.

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