Pointe aux Roches
Pointe aux Roches is a point in Bécancour, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec. Pointe aux Roches is situated nearby to the locality Le Bas-du-Cournoyer, as well as near Le Haut-de-Champlain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station.
Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station
Photo: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station is a former nuclear power station located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Bécancour, Quebec, 100 km north east of Montreal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champlain and Gentilly.
Champlain
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Champlain is a rural municipality, picturesque and offering recreational tourism, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality Les Chenaux, in Mauricie.
Gentilly
Village
Gentilly, known as Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly until 1900, is a village now part of Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the major population centres within Bécancour's extensive territory, with 1,673 inhabitants counted in Gentilly at the 2016 population census. Gentilly is situated 6 km east of Pointe aux Roches.
Wôlinak Indian Reserve 11
Village
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wôlinak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. An enclave within the city of Bécancour, it was one of the Seven Nations of Canada. Wôlinak Indian Reserve 11 is situated 9 km southwest of Pointe aux Roches.
Pointe aux Roches
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Bécancour, Centre-du-Québec, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.39755° or 46° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
-72.35191° or 72° 21′ 7″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
87R99JXX+26GeoNames ID
6107156
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