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.
Get around
Electric charging stations
- 🌍 Borne de recharge de véhicule électrique (Electric vehicle charging station), 1281, route Gérin (Terminal installed outside the town hall of Saint-Justin).
Gas station
- 🌍 Lave-auto (Car Wash), 1240, route Gérin, ☏ +1 819-806-6074.
See
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.
- 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
Foods
- 🌍 Dépanneur Clément Gaston, 1170, route Gagné, ☏ +1 819-227-4707.
Eat
Sugar Shack
- 🌍 Cabane du Bois Blanc, 1161, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-1625. Meals on site. Take-out orders. Sale of maple products.
- 🌍 Érablière Ladouceur, 841, route Savoie, ☏ +1 819-227-2858. Sale of maple products. Take-out orders.
Drink
Sleep
Cope
- 🌍 Bibliothèque de Saint-Justin, 590, rue Lafrenière, ☏ +1 819 227-2775.
- 🌍 Parc sportif municipal, 1290, route Gérin.
- 🌍 Parc de la Belle Vallée, 591, Lafrenière. Soccer field
Go next
- 🌍 Maskinongé (municipality) The main economic activity of the territory is agriculture.
- 🌍 Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé Locality focused on agriculture, forestry and recreational tourism.
- 🌍 Sainte-Ursule The main economic vocation of the territory is agriculture. The Sainte-Ursule Falls Park on the Maskinongé River is a tourist attraction.
- 🌍 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.