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Former parish municipality, this municipality was merged in 2002 with the city of Shawinigan. This urban sector of Shawinigan has above all a residential and recreational tourism vocation.
Shawinigan is a town located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada and now a satellite town of the greater Trois-Rivières area. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.
The city of energy
A theme park based on local industrial history, with a 115 metre high observation tower opened in 1997. Since 2012, it has been home to the Museum of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, a venue similar to those operated by the U.S. presidential library system and which focuses on the gifts received by the former Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003) during his official duties.
From tree to tree
Ziplines, suspended footbridges, Tarzan lianas, rope bridge. Four aerial courses that total 87 suspended challenge-games, in rope and flexible cables. Each course is adapted for different ages in terms of height and difficulty of games.
Church of Our Lady of the Presentation
A National Historic Site of Canada. Ozias Leduc was a dominant figure of sacred art in Canada, dubbed the "Michelangelo of Quebec". The church features his work in a unique monumental decor, composed of murals, some of which represent the stages of discovery, colonization and industrialization of the Mauricie region. A heritage work with a human dimension.
Former parish municipality, merged with the city of Shawinigan in 2002. This municipality, established on the western edge of the Saint-Maurice River, is the main gateway to La Mauricie National Park. It is considered the capital of the canoe.
This former city was merged with Shawinigan in 2002. This sector of Shawinigan is at the head of the falls of the same name. This city had been incorporated because of the industrial development of Shawinigan Falls.