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Rivière Du Moulin (Gentilly)
The rivière du Moulin (''in English: Mill River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the area of Gentilly of the town of Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Moulin river are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: rivière aux Glaises, rivière aux Orignaux; * South side: Gentilly River, Beaudet River; * West side: rivière de la Ferme, Gentilly River. The Moulin river takes its source in an agricultural area to the south-east of the village of Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river. From its head area, the Moulin river flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments: * westward, to route 263; * north-west, to Chemin des Bouvreuils; * north, to the rang Saint-Charles road which passes south of the village of Gentilly; * northeasterly, cro ... [...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] |
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] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour. Subdivisions There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Bécancour ;Municipalities (8) * Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent * Fortierville * Lemieux * Manseau * Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets * Saint-Sylvère * Sainte-Françoise * Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford ;Parishes (3) * Parisville * Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard * Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard ;Native Reserves (1)(not associated with RCM) * Wôlinak Demographics Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** ** ** * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour () is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières. Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is an enclave within the town of Bécancour. They arrived from Norridgewock, Maine (formerly Acadia) in the aftermath of Father Rale's War. There was a small migration of Acadians to the village (1759), after the British began the Expulsion of the Acadians from the Maritimes. Specifically, the Acadians migrated from present-day New Brunswick to avoid being killed or captured in the St. John River Campaign. Description The town of Bécancour was created October 17, 1965, from an amalgamation of eleven municipalities. Bécancour was one of the province of Quebec's first amalgamated cities. At the time, Bécancour was the largest city in Quebec in terms of land area (as of 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentilly, Quebec
Gentilly , formerly known as "Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly" is a village now part of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the major population centres within Bécancour's extensive territory with 1673 inhabitants being counted in Gentilly during the last population census in 2016. The village is home to a traditionally French-speaking population and is hosts the famous yearly Potirothon. While Gentilly is a small town, it has all the essential services and a warm/welcoming community. The Parc Regional de la Rivière Gentilly is close to town and offers hiking, camping, mountain biking and kayaking. It is also in proximity to the Parc Industriel de Bécancour where most industries are involved in manufacturing. Among these is the Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station, decommissioned in 2012. History In 1647 the Company of One Hundred Associates, Company of New France, or Company of One Hundred Associates (Compagnie des Cent-Associés) as it was more commonly k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Glaises
The rivière aux Glaises (''in English: Clay River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the territory of the sector of Gentilly of the town of Bécancour and in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Toponymy The Rivière aux Glaises owes its name to the clayey nature of its bed. The name appears on a 1938 map of Nicolet County, but its use is probably older. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Glaises river are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: Ours stream, Sources stream, rivière aux Orignaux; * South side: Bras Chaud stream, Beaudet River, Gentilly River; * West side: rivière du Moulin, rivière de la Ferme, Gentilly River. The Glaises river has its source in an agricultural zone in the Gentilly sector, east of the town of Bécancour. This zone is located very cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Orignaux (Gentilly)
The rivière aux Orignaux (''in English: Moose River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the municipality of Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets and in the area of Gentilly of the town of Bécancour and in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Toponymy The name of the river appears on an 1858 map. It underlines the ancient presence of the original in Centre-du-Québec. It was also known under the name of Chaud brook. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Orignaux River are: * North side: La Plaine stream, St. Lawrence River, Petite rivière du Chêne; * East side: Sources stream, Petite rivière du Chêne; * South side: Ours stream, rivière aux Glaises, Bras Chaud creek, Beaudet River, Gentilly River; * West side: St. Lawrence River, rivière du Moulin. The Rivière des Orignaux takes its source in an agricultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentilly River (Quebec)
The Gentilly River (''in French: rivière Gentilly'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows through the regional county municipality, regional county municipalities (MRC) of: *Arthabaska Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford *Bécancour Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Manseau, Quebec, Manseau, Lemieux, Quebec, Lemieux, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford and Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour (city). Toponymy The river was originally known as the "Little Stinking River" in the 17th century. The use continued during the first half of the 18th century. The adjective "petite" refers to the Bécancour River, which was originally referred to as the "(Great) Puante River". In his "History and General Description of New France", Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix gives three hypotheses for the origin of the name of the river. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudet River (Gentilly River Tributary)
The Beaudet River (''in French: rivière Beaudet'') is a tributary of the Gentilly River which flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Beaudet river flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, located in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality), in the region administrative office of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Beaudet River are: * north side: rivière aux Glaises, rivière aux Orignaux (Gentilly), rivière du Moulin (Gentilly); * east side: rivière du Moulin (Bécancour River tributary), Gentilly River, Petite rivière du Chêne, Geoffroy stream; * south side: Gentilly River, Bécancour River; * west side: Gentilly River, Gentilly South-West River, Bécancour River. The Beaudet River rises at the limit of the municipalities of Lemieux and Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford. This head area is located in the southern part of Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford east of the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière De La Ferme
The rivière de la Ferme (''in English: Farm river'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. This river flows in the territory of the town of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour, in the Bécancour Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière de la Ferme are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: rivière du Moulin (Gentilly), rivière du Moulin, rivière aux Glaises, rivière aux Orignaux (Gentilly), rivière aux Orignaux; * South side: Gentilly River (Quebec), Gentilly River, Beaudet River (Gentilly River tributary), Beaudet River; * West side: Gentilly River. The Rivière de la Ferme has its source in an agricultural zone to the south of the village of Gentilly, Quebec, Gentilly and to the north of the Gentilly river. From its head area, the Ferme River flows over with a drop of , divided into the following segments: * west, to Chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 263
Route 263 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour at the junction of Quebec Route 132, Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Quebec Route 161, Route 161 close to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn. List of towns along Route 263 * Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford * Lemieux, Quebec, Lemieux * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Princeville, Québec, Princeville * Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska * Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester * Saint-Fortunat, Quebec, Saint-Fortunat * Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown * Disraeli, Quebec (city), Disraeli * Sainte-Praxède, Quebec, Sainte-Praxède * Saint-Romain, Quebec, Saint-Romain * Lambton, Quebec, Lambton * Saint-Sébastien, Estrie, Quebec, Saint-Sébastien * Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton * Marston, Quebec, Marston * Piopolis, Quebec, Piopolis * Saint-Augustin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
