Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 8 nautical miles north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Heliport
- Description: military base in the Quebec Province, Canada
- Also known as: “CFB Valcartier”, “CYOY”, and “YOY”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve.
Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve is a strictly protected ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada. Tourbière-de-Shannon Ecological Reserve is situated 3½ km west of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shannon and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.
Shannon
Town
Shannon is a city in Quebec, Canada, and is along the Jacques-Cartier River northwest of Quebec City. It was formed in December 1946, when it separated from the territory of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault, following protests of this part of the population against the municipal taxes.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Village
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I. Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is situated 4½ km northeast of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.
Val-Bélair
Suburb
Val-Bélair is a former city located near the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. More specifically, it is within the region of La Haute-Saint-Charles. Population:… Val-Bélair is situated 8 km southeast of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
- Categories: Canadian Forces base and transportation
- Location: Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Canadian Forces Base Valcartier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加拿大軍事基地”
- Chinese: “瓦爾卡捷加拿大軍事基地”
- Dutch: “CFB Valcartier”
- French: “base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”
- French: “Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”
- French: “Base militaire de Valcartier”
- French: “BFC Valcartier”
- French: “Garnison Valcartier”
- French: “Unité de soutien de secteur Valcartier”
- French: “Val-Cartier”
- German: “CFB Valcartier”
- Indonesian: “CYOY”
- Indonesian: “YOY”
- Japanese: “ヴァルカルティエ基地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “CFB Valcartier”
- Norwegian: “CFB Valcartier”
- Persian: “سیافبی والکرتیر”
- Romanian: “CFB Valcartier”
- Russian: “БКВС Валькартье”
- Russian: “Валькартье (база Канадских вооружённых сил)”
- Russian: “Валькартье”
- Swedish: “Base des Forces canadiennes Valcartier”
- Swedish: “BFC Valcartier”
- Swedish: “CFB Valcartier”
- Tajik: “Валкарте”
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