Bécancour is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.
Understand
[edit]The town of Bécancour was created October 17, 1965, from an amalgamation of eleven municipalities. Bécancour was one of the province of Quebec's first amalgamated cities.
Bécancour is now divided into six secteurs (lit. "sectors"): Bécancour, Saint-Grégoire, Gentilly, Précieux-Sang, Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, and Sainte-Gertrude – each with its own local history and distinctive features. Bécancour, Saint-Grégoire and Gentilly, each located near the shore of the Saint Lawrence River, can be considered the main urban centres.
Get in
[edit]Bécancour is located opposite Trois-Rivières via the Laviolette Bridge on Autoroute 55.
Get around
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See
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- 1 Musée de la Biodiversité du Québec (Quebec Biodiversity Museum), 1800 Avenue des Jasmins (Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval sector), ☏ +1 819-222-5665, toll-free: +1-866-522-5665, [email protected]. Interpretation center for Quebec flora and fauna. This center offers various guided tours on the themes of the preservation and sustainable development of Quebec's biodiversity.
- 2 Raymond covered bridge (Pont couvert des Raymond), route de la Seine. Wooden covered bridge.
- 3 Acadian Interpretation Centre (Centre d'interprétation acadien), #101 17600 Rue Béliveau, ☏ +1 819-233-4411, [email protected]. Permanent exhibitions on Acadian history. Descendants of the Acadian community celebrate the Acadian National Day annually.
- Route des clochers (Bell Tower Route). The Route des clochers is a tourist route in Bécancour that brings together nine churches and an Abenaki chapel (Saint-Grégoire, Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, Précieux-Sang, Sainte-Gertrude, Saint-Sylvère, Gentilly, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Fortierville, and Wôlinak). Guides are present in each of the places of worship to interpret the religious heritage, architecture and local history.
- 4 Saint-Grégoire Windmill (Moulin à vent de Saint-Grégoire), 4060, boul. Port-Royal. Constructed in 1808, it is one of the last windmills in Quebec. It was classified as a historic monument in 1957.
Do
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[edit]In Bécancour, restaurants are mainly located along Autroute 55, near the Laviolette Bridge, or in the village of Saint-Grégoire.
- 1 Resto Le Balzac, 17575 Boul Bécancour (located at Auberge Godefroy), ☏ +1 819-233-2200, toll-free: +1 800-361-1620.
- 2 Stratos Pizzeria, 521 Av. Godefroy, ☏ +1 819-233-4441. Bar-restaurant.
- 3 Benny&Co, 4100 Avenue Arseneaul, ☏ +1 819-233-4999. Family restaurant featuring grain-fed rotisserie chicken, ribs and sides.
- 4 Pur Sang Steakhouse, 3625 Rue des Albatro, ☏ +1 819-298-3131, [email protected]. Restaurant. Repas sur place. Commandes à emporter.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Pub au Cochon Fumé, 1625 Av. Nicolas Perrot (located at Hebert Hotels), ☏ +1 819-602-0102.
- 2 Ô Quai Des Brasseurs, 805 Av. des Nénuphars3, ☏ +1 819-489-8388. Microbrewery and restaurant.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Manoir Bécancourt, 3255 Avenue Nicolas Perrot, ☏ +1 819-294-9068, toll-free: +1-877-994-9068, [email protected].
- 2 Complexe hôtelier Le 55, 4810 Avenue Fardel, ☏ +1 819-233-2929, [email protected].
- 3 Hôtel Mustang Bécancour, 1775, boulevard Bécancour, ☏ +1 450-565-2811, [email protected].
- 4 Hébert Hôtels, 1625, av. Nicolas-Perrot, ☏ +1 819 294-9068.
- 5 Auberge Godefroy, 17575, boul. Bécancour, Bécancour, ☏ +1 819-233-2200, toll-free: +1-800-361-1620, [email protected]. Has a fine-dining restaurant, spa, and golf course.
- 6 Faubourg du Mont-Bénilde, 1325 Avenue des Pensées, Bécancour, QC G9H 2T1, ☏ +1 819-602-8956. Room or dormitory accommodations, reception and meeting rooms, swimming pool, gymnasium, theatre, and more. Multifunctional centre for holding various events.
- 7 Motel Bécancour, 3735, boul. Bécancour, Bécancour, QC G9H 3W7, ☏ +1 819 298-3144.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Bécancour |
| Sorel-Tracy ← Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel ← | W   E
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→ Lévis → Rivière-du-Loup |
| Shawinigan ← Trois-Rivières ← | N  S
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→ Victoriaville via  → Drummondville
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