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About Shawinigan, QC

Shawinigan sits on the Saint-Maurice River in Mauricie, about 30 km north of Trois-Rivières via Autoroute 55, and roughly 150 km from Montreal or 130 km from Quebec City along Autoroute 40. Locals hop over from Saint-Boniface, Hérouxville, and Saint-Étienne-des-Grès on Route 153 for day-to-day trips. EV chargers are easy to find along Autoroute 55 and downtown. The city's hydroelectric past is on full display at Cité de l'Énergie, where a 115-metre tower looks out over the falls that once powered the aluminum and paper mills.

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Shawinigan, QC is in Canada, at 46.567, -72.750 - about 14 km north-east of Saint-Boniface, QC.

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The closest airport to Shawinigan, QC is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport, 140 km (about 2 h by car).

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