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- ↑ Statistics Canada Website
- 1 2 "Baie-de-Shawinigan (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie de Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
Coordinates: 46°32′N72°46′W / 46.533°N 72.767°W
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