Shawinigan-Sud
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: sector in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec”
- Neighbors: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Boniface, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, and Shawinigan
Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation Church and Former N.A.C. Power House.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Shawinigan-Sud.
Former Alcan-16 Power House
Ruins
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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Shawinigan-Sud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawinigan and Saint-Boniface.
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.
Saint-Boniface
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Saint-Boniface is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Moyenne-Mauricie. The residents of Saint-Boniface benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
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Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel is a charming locality in Lower-Mauricie, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of Les Chenaux, in Mauricie.
Shawinigan-Sud
- Categories: town, administrative sector, and locality
- Location: Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.51841° or 46° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
-72.74807° or 72° 44′ 53″ westOpen location code
87R9G792+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 360895710OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q3481603
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Shawinigan-Sud” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Shawinigan-Sud”
- Dutch: “Shawinigan-Sud”
- French: “Shawinigan-sud”
- French: “Shawinigan-Sud”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan-Sud”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Postes Canada and Bibliothèque Bruno-Sigmen.
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