centre Gervais Auto
centre Gervais Auto is an arena in Shawinigan, Quebec. It seats a stated 5,195. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 5,195
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2008
- 18 years old
- From YQB
- 108 km (67 mi)
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- From the centre
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
- of Shawinigan
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 1 Jacques-Plante Street, G9N 0B7, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Shawinigan.
centre Gervais Auto was opened in 2008 and owned by Shawinigan, which puts it at 18 years old.
5,195 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Address
- 1 Jacques-Plante Street, Shawinigan, Quebec G9N 0B7, Canada
- Owner
- Shawinigan
- Coordinates
- 46.5469, -72.7455
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to centre Gervais Auto
At 108 km (67 mi), Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
The centre of Shawinigan is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Shawinigan has 8 venues mapped in total and a population of 49,620. The Shawinigan guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
At 5,195 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for centre Gervais Auto
Take 950 people through the door in centre Gervais Auto — sized to the stated capacity of centre Gervais Auto. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at CA$7 each
- CA$6,300for the whole event, at CA$7 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
3 other venues in Shawinigan have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Aréna Jacques Plante3,700 seats
- Salle Vincent-Spain528 seats
- Shawinigan Spaceconvention centre
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- CA$7
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- CA$6,650
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does centre Gervais Auto hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 5,195 for centre Gervais Auto. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is centre Gervais Auto?
1 Jacques-Plante Street, Shawinigan, Quebec G9N 0B7, Canada. It is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Shawinigan. The nearest major airport is Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), about 108 km (67 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at centre Gervais Auto?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so CA$6,300 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of centre Gervais Auto. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with centre Gervais Auto?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if centre Gervais Auto is booked?
Aréna Jacques Plante (3,700), Salle Vincent-Spain (528) and Shawinigan Space are in the same city and have their own pages here. 8 venues in total are mapped in Shawinigan.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Shawinigan
- Aréna Jacques Plante
3,700 seats
- Salle Vincent-Spain
528 seats
- Shawinigan Space
convention centre
- Hosting an event in Shawinigan
What kind of event is it
Running an event at centre Gervais Auto?
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