Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides
Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: sector in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Saint-Gerard-des-Laurentides”
- Neighbors: Saint-Boniface, Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, and Shawinigan
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawinigan and Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc.
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-Mathieu-du-Parc
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Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Middle-Mauricie, in Quebec. Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc is the last relay village before reaching the southwest side of La Mauricie National Park; starting from the village of Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, take Chemin St-François to access this entrance to the national park.
Grand-Mère
Suburb
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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 9 km east of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides.
Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides
- Categories: administrative sector and locality
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.60272° or 46° 36′ 10″ northLongitude
-72.81693° or 72° 49′ 1″ westElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
87R9J53M+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 1174672702OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides”
- French: “Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides”
- Turkish: “Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides”
Localities in the Area
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