- For other places of the same name, see Beauce.
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Chaudière Falls in Charny | |
Information | |
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Region | • Chaudière-Appalaches • Eastern Townships |
Main city | Levi's |
Watercourse | Boiler, Wolf River |
Area | 3 746,8 km² |
Population | 108 268 hab. (2011) |
Density | 28,9 inhab./km² |
Nice | Beauceron |
Touristic site | |
The Beauce is a natural and historic region in Quebec to Canada.
Understand
Beauce has no fixed borders, but roughly encompasses the Chaudière River valley since leaving the Megantic lake until its confluence in the St. Lawrence River. It is particularly renowned for the maple syrup that it produces every spring.
Tourist information
- 1 Destination Beauce (Sainte-Marie - Tourist office) 901 boulevard Vachon Nord, G6E 1M3 Sainte-Marie,
1 418 386 4499, 1 877 923 2823 (free number), e-mail : [email protected]
Mon.- Fri. : 8 h 30 - 16 h 30. –
Regions
Lévis, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Robert-Cliche and Beauce-Sartigan are part of the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches while Le Granit is part of the administrative region ofEastern Townships
![]() 46 ° 6 ′ 36 ″ N 71 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W Map of the Beauceronne region
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Cities
- 1 Saint-Martin – Municipality of Beauce-Sartigan.
- 2 Saint Georges – Chief town of the county of Beauce-Sartigan.
- 3 Beauceville – County town of Robert-Cliche.
- 4 Saint-Joseph-des-Érables – Municipality of Robert-Cliche.
- 5 Sainte Marie – Largest city of La Nouvelle-Beauce.
- 6 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon – Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce.
- 7 Levi's – Largest city in Beauce.
Other destinations
- 1 Megantic lake – Source of the boiler
- 2 Perrault Bridge –
Built in 1927, it is the only covered bridge over the Chaudière River and it measures 150 meters.
- 3 Estate with Heritage – 2e Rang, G0N 1V0 Saint-Séverin,
1 855-891-3130, e-mail [email protected]
free
from to Mon.- Sun. : 10 h - 22 h
The Domaine à l'Héritage is a large and magnificent garden.
- 4 Chaudière Falls Park
To go
By train
- 1 Charny station
By car
Quebec
: from Quebec city, you have to take the Pierre-Laporte Bridge and continue on this highway to arrive in Beauce. It will be necessary to travel on the highway:
- 46 km, Sainte-Marie exit 95 or 91
- 66 km, Saint-Joseph de Beauce exit 72
- 104 km, Saint Georges Beauceville exit (end)
direction Saint-Georges. (Note, there is an extension of the highway
73 under construction around Saint Georges, September 25, 2015)
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke : There are also accesses from Sherbrooke :
- St. Mary (172 km):
EAST to Vallée-Jonction and
direction Saint Georges
- Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce (150 km) :
EST to Saint-Frédéric and take the
EAST towards Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
- Saint Georges (145 km) :
EAST to East Angus, take the
EST to join the road
, direction Beauceville. Continue on the
EAST to Saint-Ephrem-de-Beauce and take the
SOUTH to Saint-Georges
Montreal
EAST direction Quebec, take exit 312 South to join
SOUTH towards Saint-Georges
EAST direction Quebec, Take exit 307 South for the Henri IV Sud highway /
SOUTH towards Pont Pierre-Laporte
Circulate
Coach
- 2 Breton coach 1700 98e Rue, QC G5Y Saint-Georges,
1 418 228-4040, 1 877 228-4040 (free number), e-mail : [email protected]
10,59 $ C-26,59 $ C. –
Breton coaches go back and forth between Quebec city and Saint Georges as well as between Saint-Georges and Megantic lake.
Do
La Beauce is the dream location for those who love action, sports and outdoor recreation. Tourist attractions, museums, interpretation centers, shopping (shopping), shows and festivals are also on the menu. A variety of activities to immerse yourself in Beauce culture. Do you also like to travel the roads in complete freedom? No problem, there are many agrifood sites to discover and, on your way, breathtaking panoramas.
To buy
This region produces 90% of the maple syrup in the world, so don't forget to visit the Beauce sugar shacks.
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Around
- 5 Quebec (North) – The capital of Canada.
- 6 Grosse-Île (Grosse-Île-and-the-Irish-Memorial) (to North-east) – National historic site linked to the cholera pandemic that raged in Canada from 1826 to 1841
- 7 Montreal (at the South West) – Largest city in Quebec
Routes via Beauce (Quebec) |
(![]() | SO ![]() | → Mont-Joli (![]() |
(![]() | NOT ![]() | → Saint Georges (![]() |
End ← Levi's ← | NOT ![]() | → Border of United States (![]() |
(![]() | SO ![]() | → Sainte-Justine → Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (![]() |
Riviere-a-Pierre ← Quebec ← | NOT ![]() | → Saint-Théophile (border of United States) |