Shawinigan
Shawinigan is a locality in Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec. Shawinigan is situated nearby to the area Mauricie, as well as near the locality Domaine-des-Laurentides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shawinigan station and Centre Gervais Auto.
Shawinigan station
Railway station
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Shawinigan station is located on Chemin du CN in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. It is a former CN Rail station and is currently used by Via Rail for two routes running from Montreal.
Centre Gervais Auto
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Centre Gervais Auto is a 4,125-seat multi-purpose arena in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada that opened on December 27, 2008 and has been the home of the Shawinigan Cataractes since 2008.
Caserne Champlain
Fire station
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Caserne Champlain is a fire station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud.
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.
Shawinigan-Sud
Suburb
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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 5 km south of Shawinigan.
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 7 km northeast of Shawinigan.
Shawinigan
- Type: Locality with 49,600 residents
- Location: Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.5667° or 46° 34′ 0″ northLongitude
-72.7491° or 72° 44′ 57″ westPopulation
49,600Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
87R9H782+M8GeoNames ID
6145490
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