Route 226 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of
Route 132 in Pierreville and its eastern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of
Route 271.
Route 226 is an exclusively rural highway going through very small villages in the
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...
and mostly in the
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du- ...
regions. The biggest village along the way is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, with 1,200 people.
Municipalities along Route 226
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Pierreville
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Saint-Elphège
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La-Visitation-de-Yamaska
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Sainte-Monique
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Grand-Saint-Esprit
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Saint-Célestin (municipality)
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Saint-Célestin (village)
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Bécancour
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Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
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Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard
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Fortierville
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Parisville
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Leclercville
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Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
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Sainte-Croix
File:Sainte-Gertrude, Québec 04.jpg, Route 226 in Sainte-Gertrude.
File:Rivière Nicolet Sainte-Monique.JPG, Bridge over Nicolet River
The Nicolet River () is a river in Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River on its southern shore and flows into Lake Saint Pierre. It is named in honor of the pioneer Jean Nicolet.
It has several tributaries including the Ri ...
in Sainte-Monique.
File:Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford.JPG, Route 226 through Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford.
File:Fortierville 04.jpg, Route 226 follows Principale street in Fortierville.
File:Rue Principale, Parisville 02.jpg, Intersection with Route 265 in Parisville.
See also
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List of Quebec provincial highways
This is a list of highways maintained by the government of Quebec.
Autoroutes
The Autoroute system in Quebec is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United ...
References
External links
Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)Route 226on Google Maps
226
Year 226 ( CCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Marcellus (or, less frequently, year 979 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 226 for this ...
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