Rapides des Hêtres
Rapides des Hêtres is a rapids in Quebec, Canada. Rapides 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.
Caserne Champlain
Fire station
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caserne Champlain is a fire station, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Rapides 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 4 km north of Rapides 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 Rapides 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.
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-Sud is situated 7 km southwest of Rapides des Hêtres.
Rapides des Hêtres
- Type: Rapids
- Also known as: “Rapides des Hetres”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.57367° or 46° 34′ 25″ northLongitude
-72.70511° or 72° 42′ 18″ westElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
87R9H7FV+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1174580751OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
6116873
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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