City in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city of almost 100,000 people (2021) in Montérégie, Southwestern Quebec. Agrotourism is one of the region's biggest draws, boasting orchards and cider-houses, vineyards and wineries, and maple sugar shacks (sucreries).
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Musée du Fort Saint-Jean
This National Historic Site of Canada is located on the site of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. This site constitutes the passage of Indigenous warriors, French, English, American troops and several Canadian units. This National Historic Site of Canada traces the history of its various occupants. This museum notably exhibits thematic maps, models, uniforms, weapons, artefacts and archival documents.
A museum of regional history and of ancient and contemporary Quebec ceramics. The ceramics component occupies a place of importance in the history of the region since, starting in 1840, ceramics was one of the dominant sectors of the Haut-Richelieu economy. From 1840 to 1940, the region of Saint-Jean and Iberville was identified as the Canadian pottery capital.
Built between 1819 and 1829, the fort was designed to protect the colony from possible American invasion. Guided tours are given of the grounds and buildings, which include an ordnance magazine and artillery magazine, a guardhouse, officers' quarters, barracks and casemates. During summer weekends, living history demonstrations focus on fort life in the mid-19th century. Admission to the site includes the ferry ride to the island. The parking lot and visitor reception area are located on the west shore of the river. Boaters can visit the island directly and pay a separate fee to enter the fort.
The Chambly Canal is a 19-km waterway along the west bank of the Richelieu River. This canal connects Lake Champlain (USA) to the Chambly Basin. Its construction began in 1831; it was opened in 1843. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. The free height is 8.84 m. The canal has one lock near the downtown core of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In the winter, the city builds a skating rink on the canal near the lock. In the summer, the embankment on the east side of the canal has a 20-km (12-mi) cycling path.
Golf club in operation for a hundred years. This club hosts tournaments and group meetings in its modern facilities with a capacity of up to 250 people: corporate meetings (office parties, congresses), presentations, weddings, family meetings.
It was built in 1976 and has an 18-hole course with a par of 72. The building complex includes a chalet housing the boutique, the terrace and the administrative offices.
This golf club offers 18 holes, par 72, with 6,641 yards of play. Capacity to host tournaments with more than 180 golfers, with three different reception rooms for various group meetings: events, corporate meetings, weddings.
BMX track.
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
The International Hot Air Balloon is one of the eight biggest festivals in Quebec. It is the largest gathering of hot air balloons in Canada. Each year, the nine-day festivities attract more than 250,000 festival-goers. The program includes two balloon flights per day (morning and evening, depending on weather conditions) and various shows by Quebec, Canadian and international artists. All activities are offered on the site. The program offers in particular the Magic Nights, the festive and lively culinary offer and rides.
Four indoor swimming pools are available:
Indoor skating rink.
Outdoor-Centre-Ronald-Beauregard
This centre offers activities in all seasons. Main services/activities in summer: hammocks and lounge chairs, slackline, kayak, paddle board, canoe, water games, volleyball, picnic area. In winter: icy path adorned with garlands of lights and a luminous arch, with a fire pit area for warming up. Rental of boats, water taxis, equipment (Frisbee, spikeball and volleyball net), skates, snowshoes and snow scooters.
Winter sports enthusiasts can practise walking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing for free on This site.
Adélard-Berger Library
Saint-Luc Library
L'Acadie Library
Portuguese grilled chicken, seafood, poutine.
Agritourism concept with locally grown market garden produce. Farm and kitchen offering a rustic table and culinary workshop around the kitchen island, in an ancestral house dating from 1858. By reservation.
Belgian café-bistro and shop. A varied menu of fully-prepared specialties on-site — waffles, crêpes, grilled sandwiches, soups, salads, Belgian gratins and gourmet cakes.
Pub style food — poutine galore.
Italian foods.
Craft brewery offering up to 20 beers, brewed and served on site. A varied menu of local products served in the summer on their deck with a view of the Richelieu River.
113 rooms and 11 multifunctional boardrooms.
2-star hotel.
At the Little Orchard
Orchard offering U-pick apples and pears. The apple varieties offered are: Honney Crisp, Royal Gala, McIntosh, Paulared, Lobo, Spartan, Belmac, Redcort, Cortland, Delicious red, Empire, and Flamanse Beauty pears. Fruit and by-products kiosk: fresh juice, pies, muffins, apple caramel, apple jelly.
Reid Farm Kiosk
Family business. Vegetable store. Farm specializing in sweet corn and pumpkin.
Isabelle's Farms
Producer of chickens fed 100% with feed produced from grains grown on the farm.
Recreational boat repair service.
Store that buys and sells antiques.
Sector shopping centre.
A regional shopping mall with 115 stores.
A gallery that sells the work of national and international painters and sculptors.
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It is close to Montreal's Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport (YUL).
The Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu public transit system provides commuter and local bus services.
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