Shannon
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 6,430 residents
- Description: town in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Shannon, Quebec”
- Postal code: G3S
- Neighbors: Quebec City
Places of Interest
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 3 km northwest of Shannon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac.
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 7 km northeast of Shannon.
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Village
Photo: Gacard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is a city in the south part of Quebec, Canada, in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, just north of Quebec City. It had a population of 2,327 as of the 2021 Canadian census. Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is situated 8 km west of Shannon.
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 9 km southeast of Shannon.
Shannon
- Categories: municipality, city or town of Quebec, and locality
- Location: Shannon, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.88657° or 46° 53′ 12″ northLongitude
-71.51664° or 71° 30′ 60″ westPopulation
6,430Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)IATA airport code
YOYUnited Nations Location Code
CA NONOpen location code
87RCVFPM+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 501241349OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
8354533Wikidata ID
Q3481424
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Atikamekw to Urdu—“Shannon” goes by many names.
- Atikamekw: “Shannon”
- Basque: “Shannon”
- Cebuano: “Shannon”
- Dutch: “Shannon”
- Estonian: “Shannon”
- French: “Shannon”
- German: “Shannon”
- Italian: “Shannon”
- Japanese: “シャノン (カナダ)”
- Persian: “شانون، کبک”
- Portuguese: “Shannon”
- Spanish: “Shannon”
- Swedish: “Shannon, Québec”
- Swedish: “Shannon”
- Turkish: “Shannon”
- Urdu: “شینن، کیوبیک”
- Urdu: “شینن”
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