Shawinigan
Birthplace of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Shawinigan is a Quebec city on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie region, with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants and easy access to surrounding forests, rivers, and lakes. Its identity was built on hydroelectric power — it was once known as Shawinigan Falls — and it now markets itself as a "Cité de l'énergie," or Energy City, with tourism increasingly central to its economy.
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- Population38,211
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Shawinigan: quick answers
Where is Shawinigan?
Shawinigan is in Canada, about 120 km75 miles in a straight line from Québec.
How do you get to Shawinigan?
The nearest airport is Trois-Rivières (YRQ), about 28 min away by road. The nearest train station is Shawinigan, about 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Shawinigan?
The warmest month is July, averaging 20°C68°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -12°C10°F. The wettest month is July, with about 115 mm4.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Shawinigan?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 restaurants, 3 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Shawinigan?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Champlain, Saint-Narcisse and Charette.