Quebec route 265
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Route 265 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...

 in 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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Its northern terminus is in Deschaillons 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...

, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 165
Quebec route 165
Route 165 is a 68 km north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Black Lake, now part of Thetford Mines, at the junction of Route 112 and its northern terminus is in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford at the junction of Autoroute 20...

 in Plessisville
Plessisville, Quebec
Plessisville, Quebec is a county seat of L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Routes 116 and 165 go through it. The city is 185 km from Montreal and 95 km from Quebec City...

. It used to continue up to Black Lake (now part of Thetford Mines) at the junction of Route 112
Quebec route 112
Route 112 is a busy east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its eastern terminus is in Frampton at the junction of Route 275, and the western terminus is in Downtown Montreal , after crossing the Victoria Bridge...

, but the segment between Plessisville and Black Lake was later re-numbered to Route 165
Quebec route 165
Route 165 is a 68 km north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Black Lake, now part of Thetford Mines, at the junction of Route 112 and its northern terminus is in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford at the junction of Autoroute 20...

in the 90s.

Towns along Route 265

  • Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent
  • Parisville
  • Fortierville
  • Sainte-Francoise-de-Lotbiniere
  • Villeroy
  • Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
  • Plessisville

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