Saint-Séverin

Catholic church in Saint-Séverin.

Local cemetery located behind the church.

Covered bridge spanning the Rivière des Envies, between Hérouxville and Saint-Tite (at the limit of Saint-Séverin), or on the Dessureault de Saint-Tite Road.

From the church of Saint-Séverin, take the bridge (northbound) spanning the Rivière des Envies; this bridge, which is the signature of the village, was renovated in 2012, giving it back its cachet of yesteryear. Take Chemin des Moulins (north-east direction) which was a segment of the main road before the development of this large curve of Route 159 bypassing the mountain; cross the small hamlet on the north side of the river, near the old sawmill and the hydroelectric power station which served the homes of Saint-Séverin and Saint-Tite; take the Rivière des Envies Nord-Est path, as far as the Pont Veillette road; take this road from the Pont Veillette which has been washed away by the flooding on numerous occasions that the government takes it in May in 1944 when it was rebuilt in concrete. It is designated Veillette because six generations of Veillette have lived on the lot where this small road passes. Continue on the Rang de la Rivière des Envies Nord-Est road to route 159 where the Tortue River empties. The travelers will pass in front of the waterfall at Goulet where a hamlet has formed; then the fall to Prince; continue until road 352 where it is suggested to turn right and cross the village of Saint-Stanislas a village whose architecture is a good mix of history and modernity. After the village, cross the metal bridge spanning the Rivière des Envies; then turn right immediately to take the small street along the Des Envies river and stop to contemplate the fall at Cossette. In reverse, travellers will be able to repeat the same route by taking Route 159 to the Rang de la Rivière-des-Envies Sud-Ouest route which runs along the Rivière des Envies. Thus, they will return by the other side. A few mills had been operated near the mouth of the Rivière des Envies. This course of the river was used in winter in the nineteenth and early twentieth century as an ice road between Saint-Stanislas and the village of Saint-Séverin, before the development of sufficiently passable roads on each bank.