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Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and English names. Abitibi; Lower Saint Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) Beauce (within Chaudière-Appalaches) Bois-Francs (within Centre-du-Québec) Charlevoix (eastern part of the Capitale-Nationale administrative region ...
The region's landscape features mixed forest to the south across the Témiscamingue area which falls within the St. Laurence watershed of southern Quebec, while boreal forest covers the Abitibi section further north in the Hudson Bay watershed of northern Quebec. The southern part of the region has a humid continental climate, while the ...
The South Shore (French: Rive-Sud) is the general term for the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the Island of Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montérégie. The largest city on the South Shore area is Longueuil.
Rive-Sud Express is a newer weekly, published by Transcontinental Media. Both "Le Courrier du Sud" and "Rive-Sud Express" are both home delivered as well as available in newspaper boxes. Point Sud is an independent monthly newspaper, also free of charge, that is carried on newspaper stands Longueuil is also served by the CHAA-FM 103.3 radio ...
L'Islet (French pronunciation:) is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. The Musée Maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.
Brossard (/ b r ɒ ˈ s ɑːr, ˈ b r ɒ s ɑːr d / bross-AR, BROSS-ard, French:, locally [bʁɔsɑːʁ, bʁɔsɑɔ̯ʁ]) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]) is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal, located roughly halfway between Montreal and the Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont.
Pointe-aux-Trembles (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t o tʁɑ̃bl]) was a municipality, founded in 1674, that was annexed by Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1982.This was the last city to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization.