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Shawinigan

Power town on the Saint-Maurice

Shawinigan in brief

Shawinigan climbs the Saint-Maurice River in Mauricie at the first great falls. A Jesuit named Buteaux reached them in 1651; lumber and farms ruled until hydro entrepreneurs arrived in the late 1890s.

Shawinigan Water Power Company planners laid out a grid in 1899. The village of Shawinigan Falls incorporated in 1901 and became a town in 1902, soon claiming Canadian firsts in aluminum, carborundum, and electric street lighting. The shorter name Shawinigan stuck after 1958.

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#15
City Score rank
89%
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Rankings for Shawinigan

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

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Single edition · 2026

#15
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.889

Only one published edition places Shawinigan in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

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Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#104
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 45.1

Only one published edition places Shawinigan in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Shawinigan

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  • Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

    Wikipedia

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