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Rivière Du Moulin (Bécancour River Tributary)
The rivière du Moulin (''in English: Mill River'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River into the Estuary of Saint Lawrence. The Rivière du Moulin flows entirely in the municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, located in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Québec, in Canada. Geography The main hydrographic slopes near the "rivière du Moulin" are: * north side: Gentilly River, Petite rivière du Chêne; * east side: Bécancour River; * south side: Bécancour River; * west side: Bécancour River, Sauvage River. The Moulin river takes its source in the locality "La Petite Belgique", in the area south of highway 20, in the municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford. This area is located north of the Bécancour River and northeast of the village center of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford. From its head area, the Moulin river flows over divided into the followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, 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 List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, 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 people, 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 (state), New York in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petite Rivière Du Chêne
The Petite rivière du Chêne (''in English: Little Oak River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Villeroy (MRC de L'Érable Regional County Municipality), Manseau, Fortierville, Parisville and Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent (MRC de Bécancour Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Petite rivière du Chêne are: * North side: St. Lawrence River; * East side: L'Esperance stream, rivière au Chêne, rivière aux Ormes, Creuse River, Geoffroy stream; * South side: Bécancour River; * West side: St. Lawrence River, rivière aux Orignaux, rivière aux Glaises. The Petite rivière du Chêne has its source in a forest zone, south of a marsh area, south of highway 20, at at north of the village of Lourdes, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (almost on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north *Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) *Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River *Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (or t ... [...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 Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 162
Route 162 is a short 24 km highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, linking Autoroute 20 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford and Victoriaville, at the junction of Route 122. Municipalities along Route 162 * Victoriaville * Saint-Rosaire * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford See also * List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation) 162 Year 162 ( CLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 915 '' Ab ... Transport in Victoriaville {{Quebec-road-stub ... [...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 at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 161 close to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn. List of towns along Route 263 * Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford * Lemieux * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Princeville * Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska * Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester * Saint-Fortunat * Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown * Disraeli * Sainte-Praxède * Saint-Romain * Lambton * Saint-Sébastien * Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton * Marston * Piopolis * Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn File:Mont Scotch Cap - 1.jpg, View over Scotch Cap summit between Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn and Piopolis. File:Piopolis3.jpg, In Piopolis. File:Marston3.jpg, In Marston. File:Montstececile.jpg, Mont Sainte-Cécile in Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton. File:LeMorneSt-Sebastien.jpg, Morne de Saint-Sébastien in Saint-Sébastien ... [...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 hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauvage River (Gentilly River Tributary)
The Sauvage River (''in French: rivière Sauvage'') is a tributary of the Gentilly River which empties on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. The Sauvage River flows through the municipalities of Lemieux (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality), Saint-Louis-de-Blandford (MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality), Maddington Falls (MRC Arthabaska Regional County Municipality), Saint-Sylvère (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality), Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford (MRC Bécancour Regional County Municipality). Geography The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Sauvage River are: * north side: Gentilly River, Beaudet River; * east side: rivière du Moulin, Bécancour River, Gentilly River; * south side: Bécancour River, Saint-Sylvestre stream; * west side: Gentilly South-West River, Bécancour River. The Sauvage River has its source in a marsh area in the southern part of th ... [...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 municipalities (MRC) of: *Arthabaska Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Bécancour Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Manseau, Lemieux, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford and 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 first simply alludes to the smell of water. The second would be the great presen ... [...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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Québec
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 became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec is a small town north east of Montreal. Located on the Bécancour River in Arthabaska county in the Centre-du-Québec region, the town was incorporated in 1855 and has a current population of 1,076 inhabitants (Statistics Canada, 2021); this number varies seasonally, as many local residences are summer cottages. Saint-Louis-de-Blandford is known for its high concentration of cranberry bogs; the majority of cranberry cultivation in the province of Quebec happens in and around the town. To take further advantage of this plentiful natural resource and boost the town's tourism revenue, an interpretation centre offers educational presentations and visits to local cranberry bogs for groups and interested visitors. Agritourism of this type is common in the Centre-du-Québec region, which is known as the agricultural heartland of Quebec. St-Louis-de-Blandford is located along Autoroute 20, which links it to Montreal and Quebec City, and is also acces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
