Coulée Grou
Coulée Grou is the name of an area in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that was the location of a battle of the Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars, given in honor of Jean Grou, a Canadian pioneer.Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Battlefield
- Description: theater
- Also known as: “Coulee Grou”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île Bonfoin and Le Gardeur Bridge.
Le Gardeur Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Parcours riverain Montréal, CC BY 2.0.
The Le Gardeur Bridge is a beam bridge that connects the east end of the island of Montreal, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, to Repentigny. The bridge has two sections across the Rivière des Prairies, which are separated by Île Bourdon. Le Gardeur Bridge is situated 1½ km east of Coulée Grou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Repentigny and Varennes.
Repentigny
Varennes
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varennes is a picturesque and modern town, in the regional county municipality of Marguerite-D'Youville, in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada. Varennes is an agricultural, industrial, residential and recreational tourism destination.
East End
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est was a borough in the eastern end of Montréal, Québec. The borough was located at the eastern tip of the Island of Montréal.
Coulée Grou
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.69903° or 45° 41′ 57″ northLongitude
-73.50359° or 73° 30′ 13″ westOpen location code
87Q8MFXW+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7192620407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldWikidata ID
Q958354
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Coulée Grou” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coulée Grou”
- Dutch: “Coulée Grou”
- French: “coulée Grou”
- French: “Coulée Grou”
- Turkish: “Coulée Grou”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Île Haynes and Parc de la Coulée-Grou.
Nearby Places
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