Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | |
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Country | Canada |
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Region | Mauricie |
Watercourse | Saint Anne |
Area | 109,75 km² |
Population | 2 126 hab. (2014) |
Density | 19,37 inhab./km² |
Postal code | G0X 2J0 |
Spindle | Eastern Time |
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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is a city of Mauricie.
Understand
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is a municipality in Quebec (Canada) located in the regional county municipality of Des Chenaux and in the administrative region of Mauricie, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. The village is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River, along the Chemin du Roy which connects Montreal and Quebec. This is a historic segment of Route 138 and rue Sainte-Anne that runs along the entire North Shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade has established itself as the world capital of tomcod fishing. The season generally runs from late December to mid-February. Every winter, nearly 100,000 tourists come here to experience the experience of fishing for small channel fish. More than 500 cabins are set up on the ice of the Sainte-Anne River, in the heart of the municipality.
The centerpiece of the village is the Church of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, a Catholic church located near the banks of the Sainte-Anne River, modeled on the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
To go
By car
From Montreal, take exit 236 from highway 40.
From Quebec, take exit 236 from highway 40.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is also located on Route 138 as well as Chemin du Roy.
Circulate
To see
- Domaine seigneurial Sainte-Anne (Manor Madeleine de Verchères) 910 Sainte-Anne Street, 1 418-325-3522, e-mail : [email protected] From mid-June to Labor Day, every day between 10 h and 6 p.m.. 2,5 $. – Former seigneurial estate presenting the story of three famous people who lived there, namely seigneuress Madeleine de Verchères, Elizabeth Hale and Prime Minister Honoré Mercier. The site is decorated with gardens.
- Church of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Crypt of the church of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade) , e-mail : [email protected] From the end of June to mid-August, Tuesday to Sunday between 10 h and 18 h. 1,5 $ for the crypt, free for the church. – Guided tours of the church, its architecture, its crypt and the history of its 182 remains. Self-guided tour of the Lise G. Vallée conservation center.
- Thematic center on tomcod (Chenaux tourist information office) 8, rue Marcotte, 1 418-325-2475 Free. – Interactive interpretation center retracing the history of ice fishing in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and demystifying the phenomenon of upstream fish from the channels.
Do
- Small fish fishing in Les Chenaux (Tomcod fishing) 8, rue Marcotte, 1 418-325-2475, e-mail : [email protected] From the end of December to mid-February. – Each year, thousands of ice fishing enthusiasts gather in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade to fish for small channel fish. The village is considered the world capital of tomcod fishing.
- Flowers and Gardens Painting Symposium Church grounds and Sainte-Anne river park, e-mail : [email protected] Weekend in mid-June between 10 h and 17 h. Free. – Symposium welcoming around fifty painters in the heart of the village. Demonstration and discussion with the public.
To buy
Eat
- Roy's drinks 740, Main Road, 1 418-325-2707, e-mail : [email protected] Every day between 11 h and 20 h.
- The red roof 165 Main Street, 1 418-325-2603
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
- Manoir Dauth 21, boulevard de Lanaudière, 1 418-325-3432, e-mail : [email protected]
- Hostel the stop of time 965, boul. from Lanaudière, 1 418-325-3590, e-mail : [email protected]
- Gite and tower café 300 Sainte-Anne Street, 1 418-325-1746, e-mail : [email protected]