Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Becancour River”, “Riviere Becancour”, and “Rivière Bécancour”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica.
Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
Church
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap is a minor basilica in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is Canada's national shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and one of the country's six national shrines. Each year, the site is visited by thousands of Catholic pilgrims. Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica is situated 4 km west of Bécancour River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bécancour and Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap.
Bécancour
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bécancour is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.
Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap
Suburb
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap is a former city in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Its population as of the 2001 census was 6,192. Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap is situated 3½ km west of Bécancour River.
Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Suburb
Cap-de-la-Madeleine is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 33,022. Cap-de-la-Madeleine is situated 5 km west of Bécancour River.
Bécancour River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Bécancour River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بكنكور”
- Asturian: “Ríu Bécancour”
- Cebuano: “Rivière Bécancour”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيكانكور”
- French: “Bécancour”
- French: “rivière Bécancour”
- French: “Rivière Bécancour”
- German: “Rivière Bécancour”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bécancour”
- Slovenian: “Bécancour”
- Slovenian: “reka Bécancour”
- Slovenian: “rivière Bécancour”
- Swedish: “Rivière Bécancour”
- Turkish: “Rivière Bécancour”
- Welsh: “Afon Bécancour”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Petite-Floride and Les Mares-Noires.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cap de l’Anse and Île à Piché.
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