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Veillet River
The Veillet River (French: ''Rivière-à- Veillet'') is located in the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, in the Regional County Municipality of "Les Chenaux", in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Geography From its source in the moraine this river of the Batiscanie flows from north-east to south-west on 11.3 km, at the foot of the large moraine (mountain line extending parallel to St. Lawrence River in the South-West to Nord-East direction). This river flows into the Batiscan River at the heart of the village of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and empties near the church. The "Rivière à Veillet" valley covers 37,1 km². The upper valley of the river Veillet was the fourth area of colonization in Lordship of Batiscan (after the bank of St. Lawrence River, of Batiscan River then rivière-à-la-Lime) at the beginning of 18th Century. The great tragedies connected to the Veillet river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities * Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality * Maskinongé Regional County Municipality * Mékinac Regional County Municipality Equivalent territories * Agglomeration of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |