The Radnor Township is located in the administrative region of

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, in the

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, in

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. Today, the administration of this territory is under the city of

Shawinigan Shawinigan (; ) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) ...

and Mekinac Regional County Municipality (RCM). Rectangular, the Canton is about 5 km wide and 38 km deep, oriented northwest to southeast. The central part of the township is in

La Mauricie National Park La Mauricie National Park () is a national park located near Shawinigan in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It covers in the southern Canadian Shield region bordering the Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence l ...

, on the west bank of the

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (, ; ) is one of the main tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, after the Ottawa River, Ottawa and the Saguenay River, Saguenay Rivers and drains an area of 42,735 km2. It touches the Lac Saint-Jean, Lake Saint John waters ...

which cut diagonally this township. The southeastern part of the township includes the municipalities of Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Grandes-Piles, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, sector Lac-à-la-Tortue (grouped since 2001 in the city of

) and Garneau railway junction (located northeast of Grand-Mère). The northwestern part of the township has a relatively rugged terrain, while the land south-east (east of the

) is a rather flat plateau and has some marshy areas. The inventory of 1814 of the assets of the Company Forges de Batiscan, refers to the Township of Radnor, which was proclaimed as a Canton on February 3, 1855, by the Government of Quebec. This territorial designation continued to be used by the owners of Radnor Forges who operated a foundry from 1854 to 1911, in the industrial town of Fermont. Now abandoned and located north of Saint-Maurice, this village became a locality named "Radnor des Forges". The name is inspired by the forests and mountainous landscape of

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, located in the centre of

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. The name "Radnor Township" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of Quebec, of

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. The "First row Radnor" (Premier rang de Radnor) is located at the northwest end of Saint-Naricsse, on the edge of the Lac-à-la-Tortue area and comprises 17 lots.Service mapping of the Ministry of Energy and resources, Government of Quebec - Lac-à-la-Tortue

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