Welcome to Becancour ...
Becancour is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Becancour lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area Codes for Becancour: 819, 468 & 873<2>
Communities Also Named Becancour ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Becancour.
Websites for Becancour ...
Official Website: www.ville.becancour.qc.ca/
Communities near Becancour ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Becancour.
- Trois Rivieres Ouest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nicolet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolet
- Saint Louis de France
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Etienne des Gres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yamachiche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Leonard d'Aston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sainte Anne de la Perade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Narcisse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Champlain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becancour ...
Looking for more information about Becancour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Becancour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Becancour.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becancour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 819 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 468 or 873. New phone numbers in the Becancour area will be assigned with one of these codes: 819, 468 or 873. As a result, placing a call in the Becancour area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |