Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly

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settlement in the

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 ...

area in

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, Canada, on the

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. In 1996, its population was 11,804.

History

Shawinigan-Sud was incorporated as a village in 1912 and was called Almaville until 1948. It developed primarily as a residential hub for Shawinigan. Its status was upgraded from village to town in 1961. Prior to the

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in 2002, Shawinigan-Sud was a separate municipality in the

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. In January 2002, it was merged into the new 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) ...

. In

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language, the older and lower section of Shawinigan-Sud, closer to Saint-Maurice River, is called ''Almaville en bas''. The rest of the community, which is built on higher ground, is known as ''Almaville en haut''.

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player

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grew up in Shawinigan-Sud.

Religion

Even though many of them are not church-goers, most residents of Shawinigan-Sud are

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. Four Catholic parishes exist on Shawinigan-Sud's territory. Those parishes are: The current church building of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation parish was completed in 1924. From 1942 to 1955, the structure was decorated with the artwork of painter

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and his assistant Gabrielle Messier. Members of the

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community attend church at ''Église Évangélique Baptiste De Shawinigan-Sud'', located at 2500, route Lamothe. A

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retreat house can be found at 905, Rang St-Mathieu Est. It has been active since 1951.

Education

There are four public schools. All are under the supervision of the ''Commission scolaire de l'Énergie'' school board. The École secondaire Val-Mauricie school has also had links with CISV International as it was used for a 4-week camp in the summer of 2004 which had children from Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, Lebanon, Japan, Usa & Canada.

Mayors of Shawinigan-Sud

From 1912 until 2002, Shawinigan-Sud had its own mayor. The mayors of Shawinigan-Sud were:Fabien LaRochelle, Shawinigan depuis 75 ans, 1976

Footnotes

{{Authority control Neighbourhoods in Shawinigan Former municipalities in Quebec Former towns in Canada Populated places disestablished in 2002