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.- Type: Military installation
- Description: military base in the Quebec Province, Canada
- Also known as: “Base des Forces Canadiennes Valcartier”, “CFB Valcartier”, “CYOY”, and “YOY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lac-Saint-Joseph and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.
Lac-Saint-Joseph
Village
Photo: Gacard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lac-Saint-Joseph is a town in Quebec, Canada, located on the namesake Saint-Joseph Lake. Lac-Saint-Joseph is situated 7 km southwest of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.
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 8 km southeast of Canadian Forces Base 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. Shannon is situated 10 km southeast of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
- Categories: Canadian Forces base and heliport
- Location: Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.96594° or 46° 57′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.57126° or 71° 34′ 17″ westOpen location code
87RCXC8H+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 556847248OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=baseWikidata ID
Q1023457
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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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