The City of Bécancour is located in the St. Lawrence plain, in the Centre-du-Québec region, at the crossroads of major communications routes. The first amalgamated city in Quebec was officially created on October 17, 1965.

By regrouping eleven municipal corporations spread over a territory of 434 km2, the city of Bécancour became the largest city in Quebec in terms of surface area. Today, the six sectors that make up the urban agglomeration bear witness, each in their own way, to the history of a region whose economic vocation rapidly shifted from agriculture to heavy industry.

The six sectors are: Bécancour, Gentilly, Précieux-Sang, Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval, Sainte-Gertrude and Saint-Grégoire. In 1968, the creation of an industrial park was proposed. It would take some time before this new project would give rise to hope. The seventies and eighties finally saw large companies settle in the park in order to take advantage of the many strategic, geographic, energy and economic benefits. Today, for the past twenty-five years, its impressive industrial and port park has made the municipality known internationally and the economic benefits can be seen in all areas: residential and commercial development, road network and, by the same token, cultural, sports and community life.

Agriculture is also an important sector of activity in Bécancour. The prosperous farms, the variety of crops as well as the different productions testify to the richness of the agricultural territory.

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