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Sainte-Françoise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t fʁɑ̃swaz]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. References [ edit ]
The regional park of Grandes-Coulées (in French: Parc régional des Grandes-Coulées) is a regional park of Quebec inaugurated in 2011 and located in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Plessisville and Villeroy, in L'Érable Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
The May 2010 Quebec wildfires were a series of wildfires that affected over 90,000 hectares (220,000 acres) from late May to June 2010. [1] Over 120 fires broke out in one week, with most near La Tuque , 300 kilometers (190 mi) northeast of Montreal .
Open farmland—A typical scene in the Centre-du-Québec. 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).
Pierreville is a major centre for the manufacture of fire trucks. Local builder Pierre Thibault Canada Ltee. built fire apparatus in Pierreville from 1938 to 1990. In 1968, members of the Thibault family established a competing business, Pierreville Fire Trucks, across the river in Saint-François-du-Lac. It operated until 1985.
Bécancour (French pronunciation: [bekɑ̃kuʁ]) is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality.It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.
Location of Quebec. Quebec is located in the northeast portion of North American and occupies an area of 1,667,926 km 2 (643,820 sq. mi.). [4] It is the largest province in Canada with three times as much area as France.
Sainte-Perpétue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t pɛʁpety]) is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 916.