Sabrevois River

The Sabrevois River (French: rivière Sabrevois, pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ sabʁəvwa]) is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the city of Boucherville, in the administrative region of Montérégie, southwest of province of Quebec, in Canada.

Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.

The Sabrevois river flows on 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi), with a drop of 16 metres (52 ft), according to the following segments: The mouth of the Pins River is located on the southeast shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite the Sainte-Marguerite Island, either: This toponym evokes the memory of Jacques-Charles de Sabrevois (Gamarde-les-Bains, France, around 1667 - Montreal, 1727), officer in the French troops, arrived in New France in 1685.

Sabrevois was commander in Detroit and in fort de Chambly under the French regime.

[2] The toponym "Sabrevois river" was formalized on December 18, 1986, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.