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Henri River (Lotbinière)
The Henri River (''in French: rivière Henri'') is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière du Chêne which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Henri River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Dosquet, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain and Leclercville, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Henri River are: * north side: Aulneuse River, rivière aux Cèdres, rivière aux Frênes, Huron River, Noire River (Huron River tributary), St. Lawrence River; * east side: Jean-Houde River, Beaurivage River, Rouge River, Noire River, Saint-Georges River; * south side: rivière du Chêne, Armagh River; * west side: rivière du Chêne. The Henri River takes its source on the west side of a marsh area in a forest zone in the southern part of the municipality of Saint-Gilles. T ... [...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] |
Aulneuse River
The Aulneuse River (french: rivière Aulneuse) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows through the municipalities of Saint-Apollinaire and the town of Lévis ( Saint-Nicolas sector), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Aulneuse river are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: Prairies stream, Chaudière River, Beaurivage River; * South side: Beaurivage River, Loup River; * West side: Rondeau creek, Bourret creek, Bois Franc creek, Huron River, St. Lawrence River. The Aulneuse river has its source in an agricultural and forest zone at west of the Lac-du-Sacré-Coeur hamlet of Saint-Apollinaire, at at south-east of the village of Saint-Apollinaire and at north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Agapit. This zone is located on the west side of route 273. The Aulneuse river flows over with a drop of , divided into the following s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Emmélie
Leclercville is a municipality located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ... region and the population is 477 as of 2011. History It is named after Pierre Leclerc, a settler who gave a large portion of his land for the construction of the church, the rector and their dependencies. The municipality's recent constitution dates from 2000 and follows the amalgamation of the village of Leclercville with the parish of Sainte-Emmélie, but both communities had been settled since the beginning of the 18th century, and most considerably at the end of the 19th century. References External links *Commission de to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Autoroute 20
Autoroute 20 is a Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely populated parts of Canada, with its central section forming the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway from the A-25 interchange to the A-85 interchange. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec. It is one of two main links between Montreal and Quebec City; the other is the A-40. There are two sections of the A-20, separated by a gap. The mainline extends for from the Ontario border to its current terminus at Trois-Pistoles. The second, more northerly section is far shorter (). Constructed as a super two autoroute (one lane in each direction), this section of the A-20 bypasses Rimouski to the south and ends at a roundabout junction with Highway 132 in Mont-Joli. While the Quebec government has completed environmental and economic reviews of the impact of linking the two sections of Autoroute 20, it has not committed the funds necessary for construction. Citing the high ... [...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] |
Quebec Route 271
Route 271 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 173 in Saint-Georges. Towns along Route 271 * Sainte-Croix * Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun * Laurier-Station * Saint-Flavien * Dosquet * Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière * Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds * Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton * Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus * Sainte-Clotide-de-Beauce * Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce * Saint-Benoît-Labre * Saint-Georges File:Debacle St-georgesBeauce.jpg, David-Roy bridge in Saint-Georges. File:Chemin vers Saint Georges de Beauce - panoramio.jpg, Route 271 in Saint-Benoît-Labre. File:Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière.jpg, Intersection with Routes 218 in Sainte-Agathe. File:Dosquet (2).jpg, Intersection with Route 116 in Dosquet. File:Saint-Flavien, Québec.jpg, Principale street in Saint-Flavien. File:Boulevard Saint-Joseph, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 218
Route 218 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets and its eastern terminus is in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse at the junction of Route 281. Route description From Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets to its junction with Autoroute 20, it runs southeasterly (except from a brief northeastern-bound concurrency with Route 226) until it reaches the Bécancour River, which it follows West on its North shore until Lyster, where it shares a concurrency with Route 116. From there it turns northeasterly toward a concurrency with Route 271 in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière and its junction with Route 269 between Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Gilles, with both routes following the Beaurivage River downstream before separating at Saint-Gilles, where Route 218 crosses the river toward Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, where it crosses the Chaudière River. From there it goes to very join briefly the lengthy con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,049 as of 2021. It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251. Geography Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière's territory, located at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, is crossed by small water streams and presents a predominantly agricultural and forestry character. The territory mainly grows a mixed forest and is part of the hemiborated climatic zone. The municipality covers 167.04 km squared of surface area, which is about 10% of the Lotbinière MRC territory. In terms of distance, the citizens need to travel 30 km to get to the ''autoroute'' 20 highway at Laurier-Station and they are located at 45 minutes from Quebec City, 30 minutes from Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and from Thetford Mines, the main surrounding cities. History The initial development of Sainte-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Quebec
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,054 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Patrick, as the first settlers were Irish. Beaurivage is associated to the ''seigneurie In English law, seignory or seigniory, spelled ''signiory'' in Early Modern English (; french: seigneur, lit=lord; la, senior, lit=elder), is the lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. ''Nulle terre ...'' of Beaurivage, also known as Saint-Gilles. References External linksCommission de toponymie du Québec {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Patrice-De-Beaurivage, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Designated places in Quebec Lotbinière Regional County Municipality Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armagh River
The Armagh River (''in French: rivière Armagh'') is a tributary of the Filkars River which flows on the south bank of the Beaurivage River whose current flows successively on the west bank of the Chaudière River and on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the River Armagh are: * north side: rivière du Chêne, Henri River, Beaurivage River; * east side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River; * south side: Bécancour River, Palmer River, Saint-André River; * west side: Bécancour River. The Armagh River has its source in the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière at south of the village. This headland is located north of the Palmer River, east of the source of the Rivière aux Chevreuils and northwest of the municipal b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Georges River (rivière Du Chêne Tributary)
The Saint-Georges river is a tributary of the south shore of the Chêne River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Saint-Georges river flows in the municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main watersheds neighboring the Saint-Georges River are: * north side: rivière du Chêne; * east side: Armagh River, Filkars River; * south side: rivière aux Chevreuils, Palmer River, Bécancour River; * west side: rivière du Chêne, Henri River. The Saint-Georges river has its source on the east side of the village of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière. This head area is located north of the Bécancour River, in the Sainte-Agathe falls area. This river flows on towards the northwest, with a drop of , until its confluence. The Saint-Georges river empties on the south bank of the rivière du Chêne (Leclercville), at (in direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouge River (Beaurivage River Tributary)
The Rivière Rouge (''in English: Red River'') is a tributary of the west shore of Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River). It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Agapit and Saint-Apollinaire in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Red River are: * north side: Aulneuse River, Beaurivage River, St. Lawrence River; * east side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River; * south side: Noire River, rivière aux Pins, Henri River, Beaurivage River; * west side: Henri River, Bourret brook, rivière aux Cèdres, Noire River. The Red River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Agapit, on the boundary with the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire. This head area is located south of highway 20, southeast of the village center of Saint-Apollinaire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
