Saint-Narcisse hydroelectric power station
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Built in 1897 on Batiscan River by the North Shore Power Company, the Saint-Narcisse hydroelectric centre has a great history. It was enlarged in 1904. The dam was rebuilt in 1926. In July 2021, Hydro-Québec announced the final shutdown of the plant. The best way to view this dam, the falls and rapids downstream, is through the Batiscan River Park. Several forest trails in the moraine allow you to appreciate the landscapes and the force of the water current of the Batiscan river.
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Regional park covering the municipalities of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Saint-Stanislas and Saint-Narcisse. Offer of services: camping (rustic cabins and yurts, grouped sites, ready-to-camp, unusual refuges), Via Batiscan (high adventure course, in particular a course in the trees including several zip lines or the large zip line) or the Via Ferrata (route on a rock wall) and marked trails for hiking.
Family campsite with 598 sites, the largest in Mauricie. Established on a large peninsula bypassed by the Batiscan River, it has a water park (equipped with the highest water slide in Mauricie), a mini-golf course, a small train, a swimming pool. It also offers sandy beach activities, fishing, and kayaking. The community hall has a capacity of 600 people. This campsite has a whole program of social events including musical shows and singing. The campsite offers three rental cabins and trailers.
Cemetery of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Local cemetery.
Clément-Marchand Library
This toponym evokes Clément Marchand (1912-2013) a writer born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. From the age of 20, he was co-owner of Bien Public, a newspaper of which he was also editor-in-chief. Its community involvement in social and cultural animation and in the publishing business is well recognized. The David Prize was awarded to him in 1939 for Les soirs rouge and in 1942 for Courrier des villages.
Calvary of the Rivière-à-Veillet
Calvary sculpted around 1827 and located since 2006 behind the church of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.
Church of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Catholic church in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.