Saint-Jean-des-Piles
Saint-Jean-des-Piles is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation of January 1, 2002.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: sector in Shawinigan, in Quebec, Canada
- Neighbors: Grandes-Piles, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, and Shawinigan
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pointe à la Mine.
Pointe à la Mine
Peak
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pointe à la Mine is a peak, which is situated 3 km north of Saint-Jean-des-Piles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandes-Piles and Grand-Mère.
Grandes-Piles
Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grandes-Piles is a recreational tourism and picturesque locality of the Moyen-Mauricie in the Laurentian Shield, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of Mékinac, in Mauricie, in Quebec.
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 9 km south of Saint-Jean-des-Piles.
Hérouxville
Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hérouxville is a picturesque locality of the Moyen-Mauricie at the southeastern limit of the Laurentian shield, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of Mékinac, in Mauricie.
Saint-Jean-des-Piles
- Categories: administrative sector and locality
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.69184° or 46° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-72.74082° or 72° 44′ 27″ westElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
87R9M7R5+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1174695314OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Saint-Jean-des-Piles” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saint-Jean-des-Piles”
- French: “Saint-Jean-des-Piles”
- Turkish: “Saint-Jean-des-Piles”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliothèque Saint-Jean-des-Piles and Eglise de Saint-Jean-des-Piles.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Jean-des-Piles”. Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.