Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a municipality with a riverside, rural landscape and a great historical heritage, of the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a recreational tourist destination facing Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, on the opposite bank.

Understand

History

Aerial view of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

The parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue was canonically erected in 1750 on land belonging to the seigniory of Contrecoeur. In 1921, Saint-Antoine was split into two separate municipalities: the village of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue and the parish of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu. In 1982, the two municipalities were reunified under the name of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.

Sir Georges-Étienne Cartier, one of the fathers of the Canadian Confederation of 1867, was born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.

Get in

By car

• From Montréal (61 km). Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (eastbound) to Varennes; take Chemin du Pays-Brûlé (eastbound); take Highway 30 (northbound); take the Montée de la Pomme-d'Or (direction East) to the village of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.
• From Quebec (241 km). Take Highway 20 (westbound) to the Beloeil exit; take Route 223 (northbound), to the village of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.

Get around

The Richelieu River crossing service allows you to avoid a long detour to go south to the Autoroute 20 bridge or north to the Autoroute 30 bridge in Sorel.

• 1 Handfield Ferry on the Richelieu River (Débarcadère situé au bout de la rue Principale de Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu), ☏ +1 450 787-2759. April to December: 07:00-00:00. This ferry is a cable ferry used to shuttle between the villages of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, over a distance of 389 m between the two quays. The ferry is accessible from the west side of the river, at the junction of rue du Rivage (route 223) and rue Montée de la Pomme-d'Or. Every winter, an ice bridge is built there for automobile traffic. $4.50 per car; $3.50 per motorcycle and $2.50 by bicycle or on foot. (updated May 2022)

See

Church in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu

Worship centres

• 1 Church of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (Église de Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu), 1028, rue du Rivage (along the west bank of the Richelieu River), ☏ +1 450-787-3122. Catholic church. (updated May 2022)

Events

• Festival Chants de Vielles, 1028 du Rivage, ☏ +1 450-909-09401, info@chantsdevielles.com. Late June to early July. More than 50 artists from Quebec and abroad will thrill festival-goers. Masterclasses, a music camp for kids and cultural presentations related to traditional music round out the concert series. A "village" for discovering traditional arts, local producers and microbreweries is open to all, free of charge. More details on the website. (updated Jul 2024)

Do

• 1 4 season sails (Voiles 4 saisons), 480, rang de l'Acadie, ☏ +1 514-949-8653. School specializing in the teaching of paragliding, paramotoring, kite traction on snow (snowkite). Tandem paragliding and paramotor initiation flights. This centre also offers the importation and sale of equipment associated with these sports. (updated May 2022)
• Heritage tour of 42 historic sites (Circuit patrimonial de 42 sites historiques). Heritage circuit to discover monuments, heritage houses, historical information panels, wayside crosses, rustic buildings and other vestiges of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu's past. The hard copy of the circuit can be obtained by entering the Maison de la culture Eulalie-Durocher. Alternatively, visitors can download the PDF format to their mobile device patrimonial-1.pdf here This heritage circuit was created by the Société historique de Sainte-Antoine-sur-Richelieu. (updated May 2022)
• 2 Deux circuits à vélo, 1028, rue du Rivage. The suggested starting point for a bike tour is Maison Eulalie-Durocher. In summary, the suggested regular cycling circuit is: Chemin Monseigneur Gravel (towards the north), Rang de l'Acadie (towards the west), Montée Lapierre (towards the north), Rang du Brûlé (towards east) by entering Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, then return to the starting point by chemin du Rivage (route 223) along the west bank of the Richelieu River. The suggested circuit is available on the Internet. Cycling enthusiasts can opt for a second, more extensive circuit, 45 km (estimated time: 2 hr 30 min), which requires taking two ferries (that of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu and that of Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu ); it allows you to cross Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Calixa-Lavallée, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and Verchères. Each route passes through various points of historical interest. (updated May 2022)

Buy

Grocery store

• 1 Le Marinière grocery store (Épicerie Le Marinière), 6, chemin de la Pomme-d'Or (Located in the heart of the village), ☏ +1 450-787-3673. Convenience store banner grocery store. (updated May 2022)

Specialized food stores

• 2 Black Sheep Vineyard (Vignoble du Mouton Noir), 1482, rue du Rivage, ☏ +1 514-231-3227. Offer of a range of wines produced by the vineyard. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Serso Farm (Ferme Serso), 1345, rang du Brûlé, ☏ +1 450-787-3925. At the farm: June 15 to September 1; in September and October: Saturdays and Sundays only. Vegetable farm since 2004. Farm kiosk with local products. Self-picking strawberries in season. (updated May 2022)
• 4 Haskap of Richelieu (Camerise du Richelieu), 628, rang de l'Acadie, ☏ +1 450-787-3925, info@camerisedurichelieu.ca. At the farm: June 15 to September 1; in September and October: Saturdays and Sundays only. Offer of organic haskaps. U-pick in harvest season. (updated May 2022)
• 5 Farm Antoine's products (Ferme Les produits d'Antoine), 2015, rue du Rivage, ☏ +1 450-787-2988. Food supplier. Main local products offered in store: certified guinea fowl, poultry, artisanal sausages, kid and gift baskets. (updated May 2022)
• 6 Les jardins du Petit tremble, 1830, rue du Rivage (Along the Richelieu River), ☏ +1 450-787-3916. Organic farm offering vegetable baskets. (updated May 2022)
• Agrifood Market The Harvest (Marché agroalimentaire La Récolte), ☏ +1 450-281-1301, recolte@cdcvr.org. Weekly schedule from mid-June to October 2022: Monday at the Maison de la Culture in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu; Tuesday, at Parc Gilles-Plante in McMasterville; Wednesday at Parc Eulalie Durocher in Beloeil; Thursday at the municipal office of Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu; Friday at the Halte du village of Saint-Basile-le-Grand. Seasonal mobile market offering local market garden and niche products in the municipalities of the Richelieu Valley. (updated May 2022)

Eat

• 1 Restaurant St-Antoine, 1128, rue du Rivage (facing the Richelieu River). (updated May 2022)
• 2 L'Antoinette Creamery (Crèmerie L'Antoinette), 1038, rue du Rivage (near the quay of the Richelieu River), ☏ +1 450-787-3372. Dairy. (updated May 2022)

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Camping Terrasse St-Marc, 201, rue des Terrasses, ☏ +1 450-584-2495, info@campingterrassestmarc.ca. Campsite in a wooded area, with marina on the Richelieu River. Campsite offering seasonal sites, land for travellers, laundry room, restaurant, swimming pool/water games, park, recreation room, youth center, boat descent... (updated May 2022)

Cope

• 2 Hélène-Dupuis-Marion Library (Bibliothèque Hélène-Dupuis-Marion), 1060, rue du Moulin-Payet, Bureau 2 (in the basement of the community centre), ☏ +1 450-787-3497, bibliotheque@sasr.ca. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Eulalie-Durocher House of Culture (Maison de la culture Eulalie-Durocher), 1028 rue du Rivage, ☏ +1 450 787-3497, , 2. Housed in a former presbytery on the banks of the Richelieu River, the Maison de la culture Eulalie-Durocher offers a range of cultural activities: around ten exhibitions per year, plays, musical performances, conferences, publication launches and movies -directory. (updated May 2022)
• 4 Community Centre (Centre communautaire), 1060, rue du Moulin-Payet, maisonculture@sasr.ca. (updated May 2022)
• 5 Quai Ferdinand-Fecteau, ☏ +1 450-. This municipal wharf is a bucolic site along the Richelieu River and in the heart of the village. Ideal site benefiting from the shade of mature trees, picnic tables and the docking of pleasure craft. Boaters can come and stock up at the various shops in the village or come and sleep there. This wharf also offers a boat launch. (updated May 2022)
• Municipal parks, ☏ +1 450-584-2173. The main municipal parks are:
  • Miyuki Tanobe Park, created in 2017, featuring iconic trees on Rue du Rivage. This toponym evokes Miyuki Tanobe, a native of Japan who came to live in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu in 1971. This park is endowed with works reproduced on panels;
  • Parc de la Fabrique - This park evokes several milestones in local history. It has a monument in homage to George-Étienne Cartier (erected in 1919), a commemorative plaque evoking the arrival of four Archambault brothers, who are considered to be the founders of Saint-Antoine, le Mai des Patriotes, installed in memory of the Antonians who participated in the battle of Saint-Denis (and particularly those who died such as Honoré Bouteillet, Benjamin Durocher, Lévis Bourgeois and André Mandeville), the millstones of the banal mill demolished more than a hundred years ago and found around 1950 by Ovila Cordeau plowing her field;
  • Georges-Étienne-Cartier Park - Visitors will discover a monument explaining the ruins of the house of Georges-Étienne Cartier, with its old well;
  • Parc Dompierre sur mer - This green space surrounds the Maison de la culture Eulalie-Durocher. This toponym evokes Dompierre sur mer, in France, which is culturally twinned with Saint-Antoine-sur-Mer. A traditional bread oven has been built there;
  • Parc Chamtoise - This park has recreational facilities: play modules for children, TrekFit training bars, beach volleyball court, pétanque court, Box-o-sports, etc.;
  • Around the community centre - A variety of outdoor recreational facilities are available to the public: skateboard park (skatepark), 11-a-side soccer field or two 7-a-side soccer fields, basketball court and outdoor skating rink (on the soccer field, in winter);
  • Parc Deslauriers - Located on Montée de la Pomme-d'Or, this park is under development.

Go next

• 1 Saint-Ours — It has three campgrounds, and pleasure boating on the Richelieu River. Saint-Ours is a centre of the arts.
• 2 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu — Its Fête du Vieux Marché commemorates the Patriot Battles of 1837.
• 3 Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu — Boating traffic on the Richelieu River generates a variety of water activities: canoeing, water skiing, fishing, and marinas.
• 4 Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu — Vacationing is highly developed along the waterfront road because of pleasure boating. The Trois Tilleuls hotel and the Old Federal Quay (facing Jeannotte Island) attract many tourists.
• 5 Calixa-Lavallée — This is a historic rural municipality. Its main attractions are its annual agricultural fair, its equestrian centres, its art forge, its rural landscapes, its environment conducive to cycling, its local products and its picturesque architectural heritage.
• 6 Contrecoeur — Contrecoeur is renowned as a site to admire the shows offered by the river and the magnificent sunsets. Recreational activities include hunting, fishing, and boating.
• 7 Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu — Municipality renowned for its ferry (which is replaced in winter by an ice road) linking Saint-Ours, its Deschaillons island, its picturesque built heritage and its boating agritourism, and campgrounds.

Routes through Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu

Sorel-Tracy ← Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu ←

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→ Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu → Beloeil