Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil is a modern municipality, with agriculture, aviation, industry and recreational tourism, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada.

The main attractions of this municipality are, in particular:

• its Gilles-Beaudet airport on the runway, located on the south side of Highway 20, generating a lot of aviation-related activity;
• its golf clubs, notably the Arpents Verts golf club, and that of the Vallée du Richelieu which straddles Sainte-Julie and Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil;
• its industrial park along Highway 20, offering various products and services for recreational tourism activities, including Contant Beloeil (ATV dealer), RV St-Cyr and the Alouette campground;
• its sugar shacks, restaurants and dining rooms, offering a variety of dishes;
• its cultural cachet, in particular through the creations of its artists and artisans;
• its municipal sports and leisure infrastructures, in particular its parks;
• its road infrastructures, in particular highway 20, road 229 (linking Varennes and Rougemont).

Get in

By car

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil-Welcome panel at the corner of Trudeau and Bernard-Pilon streets in May 2022

• From Montréal (37 km, time: 0 hr 31 min. Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (south); take route 132 (eastbound); take Highway 20 (east) to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street exit; go northwest to the village of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil.
• From Quebec (222 km, time: 2 hr 15 min). Take Highway 20 (westbound) to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street exit in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu (near the Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil airfield); go northeast on rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste to Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil.

By plane

The municipality of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil owns the airfield infrastructure. However, this aerodrome is administered by the Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Airport Corporation. The toponymic designation of this aerodrome evokes the merit of the late Gilles Beaudet, mayor of the municipality of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, from 1997 to 2005. This change of designation was formalized on June 10, 2021 at the Commission de toponymique du Québec.

This aerodrome offers a paved runway open year-round. This airport area offers parking, storage, maintenance and repairs of aircraft. Several aviation businesses are located there. Some aviation companies offer aircraft rentals, air charters and guided tours. In addition, several enthusiasts come to follow their pilot training at one of the training centres established at this airport. In addition, several companies specialize in the field of helicopters.

• 1 Gilles-Baudet Airport, 2029, rue de l'Aéroport, ☏ +1 450-446-5931, aeroportsmb@gmail.com. This airport offers its paved runway, gas station, storage, aircraft maintenance and repair, aviation-related businesses and pilot training. (updated May 2022)

See

• 1 Théâtre des hirondelles, 4920, chemin des Grands-Coteaux, ☏ +1 450 446-2266, billetterie@trilogiemedia.com. Theatre, restaurant (Golf des Arpents-Verts) and events. Performance of a singer before the show. (updated May 2022)

Do

• 1 Arpents Verts Golf Club (Club de golf des Arpents Verts), 5000, chemin des Grands-Côteaux, ☏ +1 450-464-3322. This club is established on one of the oldest golf courses on the South Shore of Montreal. It offers two courses on natural grass and adorned with mature trees almost a hundred years old. The club can host many events (corporate meetings, weddings) with a room with a capacity of 100 people and two other rooms with a capacity of 30 and 40 people. (updated May 2022)
• 2 Richelieu Valley Golf Club (Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu), 100, chemin du golf, Sainte-Julie, ☏ +1 450-649-1511. Inaugurated in June 1966, this private golf club has gained notoriety in the golfing community. It offers two championship courses, as well as a varied cuisine. The golf course straddles Sainte-Julie and Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Camping Alouette Parkbridge, 3449, rue de l'Industrie, ☏ +1 450-649-1511. Offer of seasonal sites, ready-to-camp, traveler sites, rustic camping and RV storage. This vast campground offers a community room, a GYM room, a heated swimming pool, a spa for adults, various games, as well as the organization of activities and leisure activities. (updated May 2022)
• Shooting range (Champ de tir), Montée du Deuxième Ruisseau, ☏ +1 514 825-0278, acpvr@outlook.com. The Richelieu Valley Hunting and Fishing Association operates this shooting range. It also offers courses in the handling of firearms. (updated May 2022)

Buy

Specialized food stores

• 1 French Foods Market, 2105 rue de l'industrie, suite 102, ☏ +1 438-391-3351. This French delicatessen contains foie gras, dry sausages, rillettes and terrines, duck confit, cassoulet, canned vegetables, pasta, crozets, sweet products, etc. (updated May 2022)
• 2 La Ferme Hortus, 1454, chemin du Ruisseau Sud. Vegetable farm. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Les Viandes du Ruisseau, 636, chemin du Ruisseau Nord, ☏ +1 450-464-9493. Vegetable farm. (updated May 2022)

Art Galeries

• 4 Le Manoir du ballon, 594, chemin du Ruisseau Nord. Artist's studio. (updated May 2022)

Eat

• 1 Cabane à sucre Brodeur, 720, chemin du Ruisseau Nord. Family business for three generations. Sugar shack in operation in the spring, during the sugaring season. (updated May 2022)
• 2 Chez Heng, 4505, chemin du Crépuscule, local 100, ☏ +1 450-281-4364. Restaurant offering Asian cuisine. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Pit Stop, 2090, montée Saint-Jean-Baptiste, ☏ +1 450-446-1818. Burger style fast food restaurant. Delivery service by Ubereats.com or doordash.com (updated May 2022)
• 4 Sucrerie Petit, 208, montée du Deuxième Ruisseau, ☏ +1 450-523-0299. Farm and candy. (updated May 2022)

Sleep

Gîtes, chalets

• 1 Thevenot Resort, 150, chemin des Grands-Coteaux. Resort. (updated May 2022)

Cope

Municipal services

• 4 Ryane-Provost Library (Bibliothèque Ryane-Provost), 5000, rue des Loisirs, ☏ +1 450 467-7490 ext 277. Created in 1985, this municipal library offers a collection of 8,300 documents for the whole family (magazines, albums, comic strips, documentaries, biographies, books, CD-ROMs, etc.). This library has new items every month, interlibrary loans, digital newspapers and journals, as well as digital books. A Book Club offers various activities for the public. (updated May 2022)

Go next

Routes through Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil

Varennes ← Sainte-Julie ←	W  E	→ Mont-Saint-Hilaire → Rougemont
Kingston ← Becomes ← Montréal ← Brossard ←	W  E	→ Saint-Hyacinthe → Québec (Lévis)

• 1 Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Municipality comprising 12.8 km on the west bank of the Richelieu River. Vacationing is highly developed along the waterfront road (route 223 - rue Richelieu) because of pleasure boating. The Trois Tilleuls hotel and the Old Federal Quay (facing Jeannotte Island) attract many tourists. Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates nautical activities: boating, water skiing, fishing, marinas... The municipality offers several recreational tourism activities with its parks and leisure facilities.
• 2 Beloeil Municipality with 9 km of shoreline on the west bank of the Richelieu River. Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates many recreational and tourism activities: vacationing, pleasure boating, restaurants, nautical activities, fishing, marinas, etc. The Beloeil Golf Club is located in the heart of the village and several tournaments are organized there.
• 3 McMasterville Municipality with only 1.8 km on the west bank of the Richelieu River, facing Otterburn Park. Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates recreational tourism activities. Since the erection of a train station on the Montreal-Saint-Hilaire train line of the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport AMT in 2003, McMasterville has been experiencing a real estate boom. The main recreational and tourist activities are: hiking, biking, children's play areas, green spaces, parks, swimming pool, municipal library, sports facilities, etc.
• 4 Saint-Basile-le-Grand City of the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Saint-Basile-le-Grand has mainly a residential vocation. The heart of the village being in the middle of the land, between the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River. Recreational tourism activities are mainly: hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, etc. The city has around twenty parks (including 4 rest stops), several of which are accessible by the cycle path. The Parc de Montpellier has a magnificent body of water with a fountain.
• 5 Sainte-Julie, Quebec Sainte-Julie is a city of great cultural, sporting and leisure activities. Business and commerce are mainly centred near Highway 20, which crosses the municipal territory from east to west. Sainte-Julie offers a pedestrian heritage circuit to discover the Old Village under the historical aspect with 26 information panels; a mobile, self-guided version is available on the city's website. This city provides access to several recreational and tourist activities (hiking, cycling, library, eight municipal parks with various leisure facilities, activities for young people, etc.)
• 6 Saint-Amable A city with a mainly agricultural, residential, industrial and recreational tourism vocation. Located in the middle of the land, between the Richelieu River (to the east) and the St. Lawrence River (to the west), Saint-Amable enjoys accelerated residential development, especially due to its proximity to Montreal, the industrial parks of the region and telecommuting. Recreational tourism activities are varied, including cycling, hiking, camping, sugar shacks, municipal parks, etc.