Shawinigan

Shawinigan is a locality in , , . Shawinigan is situated nearby to the area , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shawinigan station and Centre Gervais Auto.

Railway station
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is located on Chemin du CN in , , . It is a former CN Rail station and is currently used by Via Rail for two routes running from .

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is a 4,125-seat multi-purpose arena in , , Canada that opened on December 27, 2008, and has been the home of the Shawinigan Cataractes since 2008.

Fire station
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is a fire station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud.

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is a city of 50,000 people in the region of . It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.

Suburb
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is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the area in , Canada, on the . In 1996, its population was 11,804. is situated 5 km south of Shawinigan.

Suburb
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is a settlement and former municipality in central , Canada on the . As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, now forms part of the City of . is situated 7 km northeast of Shawinigan.

Shawinigan

Latitude
46.5667° or 46° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
-72.7491° or 72° 44′ 57″ west
Population
49,600
Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)
Open location code
87R9H782+M8
Geo­Names ID
6145490
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