Bécancour is a town in central Quebec, Canada; it is the seat of the Regional County Municipality Bécancour. It is located at the confluence of the Bécancour River and the Saint Lawrence River, opposite Trois-Rivières, Quebec. A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... ... The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... The hallmark of the city of Trois-Rivières, the Laviolette Bridge. ...

According to the Canada 2001 Census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

• Population: 11,051
• % Change (1996-2001): -3.8
• Dwellings: 4,690
• Area (sq. km.): 441.00
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 25.1

1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Communities

• Bécancour
• Gentilly
• Grand-Saint-Louis
• Précieux-Sang
• Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval
• Sainte-Gertrude
• Saint-Grégoire