Rue Principale in the village

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a picturesque and contemporary municipality in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in Quebec.

This municipality has earned the distinction of "Fleurons du Québec" for its horticultural and landscape attractions. The floral arrangements in front of the town hall and those surrounding the municipality's welcome signs are particularly well done.

Understand

History

Rue Principale (coin de la rue Bédard), au village de Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Rustic house on rue Bédard, in the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Monument evoking a horse-drawn cart, at the intersection of roads 229/227 and chemin Benoit

In 2022, it will be the 225th anniversary of the municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, which was incorporated in 1797. Activities to commemorate this historic anniversary will take place throughout 2022; the program of activities is available at: programme du 225e.

Geography

The village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is surrounded by agricultural plains which are crossed from north to south by the Rivière des Hurons. Routes 227 (west side of the river) and 229 (east side) run along the Rivière des Hurons; the development of colonization having taken place on each side of this river.

Get in

By car

• From Montréal (51 km, time: 43 min. Take the Champlain Bridge (east); take Autoroute 10 (eastbound) and cross the Richelieu River; take chemin des Patriotes (route 133) (north) to Richelieu; take Route 112 (east); take Chemin du Cordon (north); take Chemin de la Rivière des Hurons Ouest (east); take Route 227 (north) to the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
• From Quebec (220 km, time: 2 hr 20 min). Take Autoroute 20 (westbound) to Sainte-Madeleine; take Route 227 (south), to the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

See

Mass grave at the entrance to the cemetery of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Flower bed with electronic information panel in front of the town hall of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, with the church in the background

• 1 Church of St. John the Baptist, 3097, rue Principale, ☏ +1 450-67-3825. Heritage church with a steeple of Catholic denomination. (updated Jun 2022)

Do

• 1 Golf Domaine de Rouville (Golf Domaine de Rouville), 4230, rang de la Rivière N., ☏ +1 450 464-3903. May 1-Oct 31 (approximate). Golf with 27 holes (three nine-hole courses). This golf club offers cart and golf equipment rentals. It also offers the following services: restaurant, bar, boutique, lockers, driving ranges, golf lessons, reception room (meeting or convention) and terrace. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 New France Riding Center Inc. (Centre d'équitation Nouvelle-France inc), 1720, rang de la Rivière Nord (at the foot of Mont Saint-Hilaire), ☏ +1 450 464-1569. Horseback riding centre offering horseback riding in magnificent wooded mountain trails, bypassing small lakes, alongside the fauna and flora of Montérégie, with a guide. (updated Jun 2022)

Buy

Foods

• 1 Tradition Métro markets (Les marchés Tradition Métro), 3104, rue Principale, ☏ +1 450-467-5502. Supermarket. (updated Jun 2022)

Specialized food

• 2 Pre-square Farm (Ferme du Pré-carré), 1420, rang rivière nord, ☏ +1 450-467-6176, margaret234@outlook.com. Organic breeding farm specializing in four productions: mulard duck, pasture lamb, Berkshire pork and blondin rabbits. Point of sale at the farm. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Paul Benoit Farm (Ferme Paul Benoit), 2325, rang de la Rivière Sud, ☏ +1 450-464-0457. Vegetable farm with self-picking strawberries and raspberries. (updated Jun 2022)
• 4 Sylvain and Johanne Farm (Ferme Sylvain et Johanne), 820, rang Nord, ☏ +1 450-795-6395. Strawberry and raspberry vegetable farm, with self-picking and a kiosk. (updated Jun 2022)
• 5 Beauty and Chard (La Belle et la Bette), 5150 rang de la Rivière Sud, ☏ +1 514-686-1931. Organic vegetable farm offering baskets of vegetables. (updated Jun 2022)
• 6 Vignoble Les Murmures, 2750, rue Noiseaux, ☏ +1 450-467-1730, info@lesmurmures.ca. Vineyard with its European-style underground cellar. Shop. (updated Jun 2022)

Artist's studio

• 7 Monet Studio, 2765, chemin Tétreault, ☏ +1 604-825-8897. Painter's studio. (updated Jun 2022)

Eat

Several restaurants or dining rooms in the Montérégie have transformed the mode of meals at the tables into take-out or delivery service. In general, restaurateurs have demonstrated great resilience by updating their website, integrating interactive and automated applications for remote orders, as well as the display of the menu, opening hours, their mode of operation (e.g. by reservation, drive-through service), required health measures (e.g., vaccination record, mask, distancing), other services (e.g., caterer, shops, accommodation, access for disabled, wi-fi, take-out, delivery), contact details and often the history of the restaurant or site.

• 1 Chez Steff Casse-Croûte, 2000, chemin Rouville (opposite the main entrance of Camping Domaine de Rouville), ☏ +1 450-339-4494. Pizzeria. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Restaurant Tablapizza, 2980, chemin Rouville, ☏ +1 450-536-0606. Restaurant. (updated Jun 2022)

Drink

• 1 Bar Salon Morier, 3139, rue Principale, ☏ +1 450-446-9097. Nightclub. Meals served on site. (updated Jun 2022)

Sleep

Campings

• 1 Camping Auclair, 4450, rang des Étangs (near the limit of Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Saint-Jean-Baptiste), ☏ +1 450-467-1898. Campsite in an orchard. All sites have three services: water, sewer and electricity. Additional services: swimming pool, pétanque court (12 lanes), toilet block. (updated Jun 2022)

Main entrance to Domaine de Rouville, the largest private campsite in Canada

• 2 Camping Domaine de Rouville, 1925, ch. Rouville, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, ☏ +1 450 467-6867. This resort is the largest private campground in Canada with 1950 sites. It has a water park, a vast 36-hole golf complex and 1 km of beaches. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Lac du Repos - Camping VR et chalets Parkbridge, 5715, rang de la Rivière Nord (located between Rougement and Mont-Saint-Hilaire), ☏ +1 450-467-3671. Offer of seasonal sites, Ready-to-camp & Voyageur sites. It features huge swimming pool, wading pool and water games, 60-ft water slide, sports courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball), pétanque, horseshoe pits, recreation center, Tiki-bar (every Friday evening), karaoke for children, then for adults. Live show on Saturday afternoon. (updated Feb 2022)

Cope

Municipal services

• 3 Public Library (Bibliothèque municipale), 3090, rue Principale, ☏ +1 450-467-1786, biblio69@msjb.qc.ca. Library member of the Réseau BIBLIO du Québec. Online services to consult the library's inventory. (updated Jun 2022)
• 4 Saint-Jean-Baptiste recreation chalet (Chalet des loisirs Saint-Jean-Baptiste), 3155, rue Gadbois (at the corner of Gadbois and Guertin streets). The Parc du chalet des loisirs is equipped with: sports fields (softball (1), soccer (5), tennis (1), basketball (2), pétanque (3)), multifunctional surface with strip (ice rink in winter ) (1), intergenerational zone (playground - 2 to 12 years old and exercise modules for seniors, water games, recreational BMX track, Box-O-Sports... (updated Jun 2022)

Maison des Jeunes Le Repère of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Go next

Routes through Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Sainte-Madeleine ← Sainte-Marie-Madeleine ←	N  S	→ Mont-Saint-Grégoire → Venise-en-Québec
Varennes ← Sainte-Julie ←	W  E	→ Mont-Saint-Hilaire → Rougemont