Route 226 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132

Quebec route 132

Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...

 in Pierreville and its eastern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 271

Quebec route 271

Route 271 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Sainte-Croix at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 173 in Saint-Georges ....

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Route 226 is an exclusively rural highway going through very small villages in the Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....

 and mostly in the Centre-du-Québec

Centre-du-Québec

Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:...

 regions. The biggest village along the way is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, with 1,200 people.

Municipalities along Route 226

• Pierreville
  Pierreville, Quebec
  Pierreville is a community in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,337....
  
  
• Saint-Elphège
  Saint-Elphège, Quebec
  Saint-Elphège is a parish municipality located on the east bank of the Saint-François River in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 271.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
  
  
• La-Visitation-de-Yamaska
  La-Visitation-de-Yamaska, Quebec
  La Visitation-de-Yamaska is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 348.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language ...
  
  
• Sainte-Monique
• Grand-Saint-Esprit
  Grand-Saint-Esprit, Quebec
  Grand-Saint-Esprit is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 466.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language - References :...
  
  
• Saint-Célestin
  Saint-Célestin, Quebec
  Saint-Célestin, Quebec may refer to two entities:*Saint-Célestin , Quebec, an unspecified municipality*Saint-Célestin , Quebec, a village municipality enclaved within the municipality...
  
  
• Bécancour
  Bécancour, Quebec
  Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...
  
  
• Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford
  Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Quebec
  Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
  
  
• Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard
  Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Quebec
  Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
  
  
• Fortierville
  Fortierville, Quebec
  Fortierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
  
  
• Parisville
  Parisville, Quebec
  Parisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
  
  
• Leclercville
  Leclercville, Quebec
  Leclercville is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 509 as of 2009...
  
  
• Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
  Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Quebec
  Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,257 as of 2009...
  
  
• Sainte-Croix
  Sainte-Croix, Quebec
  Sainte-Croix is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,433 as of 2009...
  
  

External links

• Provincial Route Map (Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation)
• http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=1075525867242447248,46.069378,-72.813294%3B12064454657664333626,46.291510,-72.316927%3B17704967535644223771,46.485504,-72.036944%3B18054775056291098463,46.531621,-72.033756%3B7631134312929927958,46.607670,-71.718980&saddr=Rue+du+Lieutenant-Gouverneur-Paul-Comtois%2FRTE-226+%4046.069378,+-72.813294&daddr=Chemin+des+Merisiers%2FRTE-226+%4046.291510,+-72.316927+to:Rue+Principale%2FRTE-226+%4046.485504,+-72.036944+to:Route+Principale%2FRTE-226+%4046.531621,+-72.033756+to:46.600098,-71.711454&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=14&via=1,2,3&dirflg=h&sll=46.598093,-71.733513&sspn=0.026539,0.075188&ie=UTF8&ll=46.452997,-72.064819&spn=0.851516,2.406006&z=9Route 226] on Google Maps