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Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of 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.

Bécancour is part of the Trois-Rivières metropolitan area; many residents work in Trois-Rivières and commute across the Laviolette Bridge daily. The economy of Bécancour, once mainly agricultural, shifted towards heavy industry and manufacturing in the 1970s and 1980s, with the creation of an industrial park and a nuclear power plant (Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station) in the area. Industries now present in Bécancour include: producers of aluminum, magnesium, refractory metals, and petroleum products; machine shops; and many related services such as excavators and sales of industrial parts.

Despite its proximity to Trois-Rivières, Bécancour has a vibrant culture and identity of its own; the city hosts a hot air balloon festival, a weekly public marketplace, a biodiversity museum and interpretation centre, and even a maritime pumpkin race.

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