Valcourt is a small town in southern Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada. It is located about 130 km from Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 and is where Bombardier, the first snowmobile

Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled,is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including...

 manufacturer, was founded in 1942. Today, Bombardier Recreational Products manufacturers Sea-Doo personal watercraft, Can-Am all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) as well as three-wheeled motorcycles and Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile fabricated by Bombardier Recreational Products. The first Ski-Doo was launched in 1959. It was a new invention Joseph-Armand Bombardier...

 snowmobiles there. The snowmobile was invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Joseph-Armand Bombardier was a Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier...

.

External links

• Valcourt municipal administration (in French)
• Aerial view of the town
• Grand Prix de Valcourt snowmobile race