Saint-Justin is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality (MRC de Maskinongé), in Basse-Mauricie.

Understand

History

The zinnia flower is the emblem of the municipality. The municipal motto is: "By the cross and the plow" signifying the toil of the farmers and the Catholic faith of the inhabitants.

Geography

The village of Saint-Justin was built at the junction of the Gérin road and the Duchesnay street. The population lives mainly in two areas:

• along rue Duchesnay (west bank of the Ormière river) and Gagné road (east bank of the same river);
• along the rue Savoie (west bank of the Bois Blanc river) and the Bois Blanc road (east bank of the same river).

The north-western part of the territory is mostly wooded and mountainous. Apart from the main village, the south-eastern zone is mainly agricultural. The Canadian National Railway, which was built at the foot of the mountains, separates the two zones.

Economy

The economic activities of Saint-Justin are centered on forestry, agriculture, recreational and tourism activities (resorts, sugar shacks, bike, snowmobile, VTT).

Get in

The village of Sainte-Ursule is accessible by road, bike, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicles.

By car

• From Montreal (104 km (65 mi), 1 hr 13 min). Take highway 40 (north shore) eastbound, to Maskinongé; take the Montée St-Laurent (northbound); take the Pied de la Côte road (eastbound); take the Bois Blanc road (northbound); take the Gérin road (eastbound) to the village of Saint-Justin.
• From Quebec City (177 km (110 mi), 1 hr 50 min). Take highway 40 (direction West), until Yamachiche; take route 138 (westbound) to Louiseville; take route 348 (northbound) to the village of Sainte-Ursule; take the Gérin road (westbound) to the village of Saint-Justin.

By train

See also: Rail travel in Canada

• 1 Saint-Justin station, 1560 Chemin du CN (5 km north of Saint-Justin). (updated Aug 2023)
  • VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates train routes across Canada. (updated Mar 2022) The following routes serve Saint-Justin:
    • Between Jonquière and Montreal including stops in Hervey-Jonction, Shawinigan, Saint-Paulin, Saint-Justin, and Joliette. Operates one day per week. Route operates as a wilderness service: a request stop may be made at any point along the route for those who want to hike and kayak in the remoter regions of Quebec that the train passes through.
    • Between Senneterre and Montreal including stops in La Tuque, Hervey-Jonction, Shawinigan, Saint-Paulin, Saint-Justin, and Joliette. Operates one day per week. Route operates as a wilderness service: a request stop may be made at any point along the route for those who want to hike and kayak in the remoter regions of Quebec that the train passes through.

Get around

Electric charging stations

• 2 Borne de recharge de véhicule électrique (Electric vehicle charging station), 1281, route Gérin (Terminal installed outside the town hall of Saint-Justin). (updated Nov 2021)

Gas station

• 3 Lave-auto (Car Wash), 1240, route Gérin, ☏ +1 819-806-6074. (updated Nov 2021)

Do

Events

• La Fête des moissons. As part of the Harvest Festival, around forty exhibitors present their products and services. This event, which is aimed at the whole family, includes: inflatable games, a mini-farm, a make-up artist, a friendly apple pie competition, an exhibition of old tools and machinery, crafts from the past and an exhibition of old or modified cars. (updated Nov 2021)
• L'expo autos. The Saint-Justin Auto Expo, as part of the Harvest Festival, is a family exhibition where young and old will have a great day. The Municipality of Saint-Justin is proud to welcome you "Between fields and mountains". (updated Nov 2021)

Buy

Foods

• 1 Dépanneur Clément Gaston, 1170, route Gagné, ☏ +1 819-227-4707. (updated Nov 2021)

Eat

Sugar Shack

• 1 Cabane du Bois Blanc, 1161, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-1625. Meals on site. Take-out orders. Sale of maple products. (updated Nov 2021)
• 2 Érablière Ladouceur, 841, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-2858. Sale of maple products. Take-out orders. (updated Nov 2021)

Cope

• 1 Bibliothèque de Saint-Justin, 590, rue Lafrenière, ☏ +1 819 227-2775. (updated Nov 2021)
• 2 Parc sportif municipal, 1290, route Gérin. (updated Nov 2021)
• 3 Parc de la Belle Vallée, 591, Lafrenière. Soccer field (updated Nov 2021)

Go next

• 1 Maskinongé (municipality) The main economic activity of the territory is agriculture.
• 2 Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé Locality focused on agriculture, forestry and recreational tourism.
• 3 Sainte-Ursule The main economic vocation of the territory is agriculture. The Sainte-Ursule Falls Park on the Maskinongé River is a tourist attraction.
• 4 Louiseville Municipality bordering Lake Saint-Pierre, Louiseville has a great agricultural economic vocation and recreational tourism activities (vacationing, swimming, hunting, fishing, boating). Every spring and fall, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds stop off by landing on Lac Saint-Pierre (and its tributaries) and the surrounding land.

Routes through Saint-Justin

Shawinigan ← Saint-Paulin ←

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→ Montreal