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Gosselin River (Nicolet River Tributary)
The Gosselin River (''in French: rivière Gosselin'') is a tributary of Nicolet River passing through Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Saint-Christophe d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The Gosselin River sometimes flows in agricultural, forest and urban areas. Geography The neighboring watersheds of the Gosselin River are: * north side: Bulstrode River, l'Abbé River, Lachance River; * east side: Gobeil stream; * south side: Nicolet River, Roux stream, Brooks River; * west side: Nicolet River. The Gosselin River takes its source from a small lake located to the east of the Arthabaska sector of the city of Victoriaville and to the east of Mont Saint-Michel. From its head, the Gosselin river flows on in the following segments: * northward, to the confluence of Houle brook; * southwesterly, to the confluence of the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 116
Route 116 is an east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Until the mid-1970s it was known as Route 9. Its eastern terminus is in Lévis at the junction of Route 132, and the western terminus is at the junction of Route 134 in Lemoyne part of a concurrency with Route 112 until Saint-Hubert just south of the Saint-Hubert Municipal Airport. The stretch between Lévis and Plessisville does not have much traffic, since Autoroute 20 is not that far from the highway. Between Plessisville and Richmond traffic is heavier as it passes bigger towns, and it is further away from Autoroute 20. From Richmond to Autoroute 20 (which it overlaps for 6 km), it is quiet again, before reaching Saint-Hyacinthe, where it becomes a busy four-lane separated highway, going through the growing "South Shore" suburbs of Montreal. From the junction of Autoroute 30 to its western terminus, it is a controlled-access Autoroute-grade expressway. This portion was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks River
The Brooks River (''in French: rivière Brooks'') is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Brooks River flows in the municipalities of Chesterville, Quebec, Chesterville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Brooks River are: * north side: Bulstrode River; * east side: Gobeil stream, Bulstrode River; * south side: Dumont River (Nicolet River tributary), Dumont River, Nicolet River; * west side: Nicolet River, Roux stream. The "Brooks River" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh range, in the township municipality of Ham-Nord, Quebec, Ham-Nord, at west of the limit of the municipality of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, at from the limit of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Quebec, Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Abbé River (Bulstrode River) , a tributary of the Romaine River, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada
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L'Abbé River or Rivière L'Abbé may refer to: * L'Abbé River (Bulstrode River tributary), Victoriaville, Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada * L'Abbé River (Métabetchouane River tributary), Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada See also *Abbé Huard River Abbé Huard River (french: Rivière de l'Abbé-Huard) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Romaine River. The lower part of the river, where it meandered through sand and gravel deposits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities: * Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Chaudière-Appalaches: municipality of Saint-Fortunat; * Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Centre-du-Québec: municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Victoriaville, Saint-Valère, Saint-Samuel; and * L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), administrative region Centre-du-Québec: municipality of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Princeville. The Bulstrode River sometimes flows in agricultural areas, sometimes in forest areas. Geography The neighboring geographic slopes of the Bulstrode River are: * north side: Bécancour River, Bourbon River, Noire River; * south side: Nicolet River, Lachance River, Gosselin River; * east side: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Daveluyville * Kingsey Falls * Victoriaville * Warwick ;Municipalities (14) * Chesterville * Maddington Falls * Notre-Dame-de-Ham * Saint-Albert * Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton * Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick * Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska * Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick * Saint-Samuel * Saint-Valère * Tingwick ;Parishes (4) * Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska * Sainte-Séraphine * Saint-Rosaire * Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens ;Townships (1) * Ham-Nord Demographics Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census Attractions * Cinq-Chicots School of the Row (Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska) * LaPierre Mill (Norbertville) * Laurier Museum (Victoriaville) * Marie-Victorin Park (Kingsey Falls) * Postes Pavili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Christophe D'Arthabaska
Saint-Christophe (French for Saint Christopher) may refer to: Places in France *Saint-Christophe, Allier, in the Allier ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Charente, in the Charente ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Creuse, in the Creuse ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Rhône, in the Rhône ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Savoie, in the Savoie ''département'' * Saint-Christophe, Tarn, in the Tarn ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Vienne, in the Vienne ''département'' * Saint-Christophe-à-Berry, in the Aisne ''département'' * Saint-Christophe-d'Allier, in the Haute-Loire ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, in the Orne ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-de-Double, in the Gironde ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, in the Gironde ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-des-Bois, in the Ille-et-Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachance River
The Lachance river (''in French: rivière Lachance'') is a watercourse whose mouth flows into the Gosselin River, a tributary of the Nicolet River in the city of Victoriaville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The Lachance River sometimes flows in agricultural and urban areas. Geography The neighboring watersheds of the Lachance River are: * north side: Bulstrode River, L'Abbé River; * east side: Gosselin River; * south side: Nicolet River; * west side: Nicolet River. The Lachance river has its source west of the Demers road, north of the hamlet of Saint-Norbert. The river flows more or less parallel (on the west side) to the Gosselin river. The Lachance River flows on the east bank of the Gosselin River, in an area northeast of the city of Victoriaville, in the small valley dominated by Mont Saint-Michel. Its confluence is located upstream from the confluence of the Gosselin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants. Description The Centre-du-Québec region was established as an independent administrative region of Quebec on July 30, 1997 (in effect August 20 upon publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec); prior to this date, it formed the southern portion of the Mauricie–Bois-Francs region (the northern part of which is now known simply as Mauricie). Centre-du-Québec is not located in the geographic centre of Quebec, though it is approximately located in the centre of the southern portion of the province. Some consider the name Bois-Francs to be synonymous with the Centre-du-Québec region; others see it as being synonymous with Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, with its main city Victoriaville earning the title ''Capitale des Bois-Francs'' (capital of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska is a parish municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
