Saint-Justin
Saint-Justin is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality (MRC de Maskinongé), in Basse-Mauricie.
Understand
[edit]History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The economic activities of Saint-Justin are centered on forestry, agriculture, recreational and tourism activities (resorts, sugar shacks, bike, snowmobile, VTT).
Get in
[edit]The village of Sainte-Ursule is accessible by road, bike, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicles.
By car
[edit]- 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
[edit]- See also: Rail travel in Canada
- 1 Saint-Justin station, 1560 Chemin du CN (5 km north of Saint-Justin).
- VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates train routes across Canada.
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.
- VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates train routes across Canada.
Get around
[edit]Electric charging stations
[edit]- 2 Borne de recharge de véhicule électrique (Electric vehicle charging station), 1281, route Gérin (Terminal installed outside the town hall of Saint-Justin).
Gas station
[edit]- 3 Lave-auto (Car Wash), 1240, route Gérin, ☏ +1 819-806-6074.
See
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Map of Saint-Justin
Do
[edit]Events
[edit]- 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.
- 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".
Buy
[edit]Foods
[edit]- 1 Dépanneur Clément Gaston, 1170, route Gagné, ☏ +1 819-227-4707.
Eat
[edit]Sugar Shack
[edit]- 1 Cabane du Bois Blanc, 1161, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-1625. Meals on site. Take-out orders. Sale of maple products.
- 2 Érablière Ladouceur, 841, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-2858. Sale of maple products. Take-out orders.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Cope
[edit]- 1 Bibliothèque de Saint-Justin, 590, rue Lafrenière, ☏ +1 819 227-2775.
- 2 Parc sportif municipal, 1290, route Gérin.
- 3 Parc de la Belle Vallée, 591, Lafrenière. Soccer field
Go next
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- 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 ← | N   S |
→ Montreal |