# Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel

Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel is a municipality with a riverside, forest and rural landscape on the St. Lawrence plain, in the regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in the Montérégie region of Quebec.
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel is a recreational tourism destination facing Sorel-Tracy, on the opposite bank of the Richelieu River. The main attractions of Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel are, in particular:
* its infrastructures and its recreational tourism services, in particular its municipal parks, its two golf courses, the Base de plein air Ville Lajoie, the Sorel silver ball shooting club and its four bike paths;
* its built heritage which displays a rustic and well-renovated character (including agricultural buildings), in particular the resort buildings along the Richelieu River or the country houses along the roads on each side of the Pot au Beurre River;
* its countryside, forest and riverside landscape, which bears witness to the activities of citizens in this part of the St. Lawrence plain;
* pleasure boating on the Richelieu River (4.6 km (2.9 mi) segment of river).

## Understand

The territory of Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel has a primary economic vocation in agriculture and forestry; recreational tourism activities subsequently developed there. The inhabitants live in the riparian zone of the east bank of the Richelieu River (including along Route 133), along Route 239, Chemin Sainte-Victoire and Rang Nord, or in the village of Sainte-Victoire- of-Sorel.

### Geography

This locality is cut in two by the course of the Port au Beurre River which has its source at the confluence of the Lemoine river (from the southeast) and the brook des Benoit (coming from the southwest). The Pot au Beurre River, a serpentine watercourse with a slight drop (12 m (39 ft), between its source and its mouth) which passes on the west side of the village, has marked the history of the locality. Historically, agricultural and forestry development occurred gradually on each side of this river.

## Get in
### By car

* From Montreal (83 km, time: 1 hr 8 min). Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (eastbound); take Autoroute 20 (eastbound) and cross the bridge over the Richelieu River; take route 133 (northbound); take Rang du Ruisseau Nord (northbound); take the Montée de la Basse (north-west); take Rang de la Basse (north); take Chemin Sainte-Victoire (north) to the village of Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel.
* From Quebec City (210 km, time: 2 hr 21 min). Take Autoroute 40 (westbound) to Trois-Rivières; take Autoroute 55 (south) and cross the Laviolette bridge; take Route 132 (west) to Sorel-Tracy; take Rang Sud (south) to the village of Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel.

## Do

* 45.98586-73.136111 Golf Continental, 1567, chemin des Patriotes, ☏ +1 450-742-0552. Centre open year round. Established in 1992, the Continental Golf Club offers 27-hole, fully wooded courses. Tournament organization service with reception island for participants, for groups of 30 or 220 in continuous, crossed or simultaneous departures. Catering service, terrace for participants, three reception rooms are available after the tournament. (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.98979-73.09322 Base de plein air Ville Lajoie inc, 150, rang Rhimbeault, ☏ +1 750-782-2145. Vacation camp for groups or families. Main services: hebertism trail, slide with glidoux, swimming pool, volleyball, horseshoe pits, puck and petanque, fire pit, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing. (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.98857-73.078713 Sorel Silver Bullet Shooting Club Inc. (Club de tir balle d'argent de Sorel inc), 264, rang N A, ☏ +1 450-742-3901. Club in operation for more than 60 years for the practice of sport shooting with rifles and handguns. The club organizes precision shooting competitions. The club offers 15 rifle ranges (distance 50 and 100 meters) and 12 ranges with restricted authorization (distance 10 to 30 meters). (updated Jun 2022)

### Municipal recreation

* Four cycle paths (Quatre pistes cyclables). Bike paths are laid out on the paved shoulders of Chemin des Patriotes (route 133), Montée Sainte-Victoire (route 239), Rang Nord and Rang Sud. (updated Jun 2022)

## Buy

* 45.92371-73.051431 At the four paths (Aux Quatre Chemins), 619, rang Bellevue. Organic vegetable farm established since 2014. Cultivation of about forty fruits and vegetables. Products certified organic by Ecocert Canada. Concept of weekly organic baskets. This farm is present with a kiosk at the Pierre De Saurel Urban Market, 191, rue du Roi, Sorel-Tracy. (updated Jun 2022)

## Sleep
### Camping

* 45.9719-73.104631 Camping Rimbo, 269, rang Rhimbault, ☏ +1 450-782-3220. Large campgrounds in the countryside in a wooded and quiet environment. Main activities: walking, games, swimming... Offer of campsites to seasonal campers, skoolies and traveling campers. (updated Jun 2022)

## Cope

* 45.94961-73.088254 Municipal Library Nicole Martel (Bibliothèque municipale Nicole Martel), 519, rang Sud (located in the former sacristy), ☏ +1 450-782-3111, . The library also offers an online volume rental service via the "Réseau BIBLIO de la Montérégie". (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.94838-73.085965 Lemay-Tellier Recreation Centre (Centre récréatif Lemay-Tellier), montée Sainte-Victoire, info@saintevictoiredesorel.qc.ca. Recreation centre with a gymnasium and meeting rooms. (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.94921-73.088766 J.A.-Papillon Park (Parc J.A.-Papillon), montée Sainte-Victoire (located at the intersection of Montée Sainte-Victoire and Chemin Sainte-Victoire), ☏ +1 450-782-3111. The structure of Victoire, guardian of the municipality, is located in Parc J.A.-Papillon. This structure is part of a set of five structures distributed in five municipalities/cities, combining metal (symbolizing industry) and plants (symbolizing change over the seasons). The five Guardians bear the names of five personalities who have marked the history of the municipalities where they are located: Charlotte in Sorel-Tracy (Charlotte Louise von Riedesel), Godefroy in Yamaska (Godefroy de Tonnancour), Gaspard and Julie in Massueville (Gaspard -Aimé Massue and his wife Julie Appoline Lussier), Victory in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel (Sainte‑Victoire). (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.97596-73.13567 Pierre Arpin Park (Parc Pierre-Arpin), 19, montée Sainte-Victoire (located near the intersection of Montée Sainte-Victoire (route 239) and Chemin des Patriotes (route 133)), ☏ +1 450-782-3111, info@saintevictoiredesorel.qc.ca. Park with a leisure chalet, a vast green space, and a play and swing module. (updated Jun 2022)

## Go next

* 45.8833-73.151 Saint-Ours City on the east bank of the Richelieu River having celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2016. The offer of recreational and tourist activities is diversified, in particular: three campgrounds, the Parc Canada oTentik, the Club de Golf les Patriotes, municipal sports and recreation, and the intense pleasure boating on the Richelieu River. Saint-Ours is a centre of the arts.
* 45.8333-73.06672 Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville Locality landlocked in the lands and agricultural vocation. This locality is known for its traditional music festival. Cycling is popular there to appreciate these rural landscapes.
* 45.85-72.98333 Saint-Louis (Quebec) Locality with an agricultural vocation, landlocked, halfway between Saint-Hyacinthe and Sorel-Tracy.
* 45.9667-734 Saint-Robert Located in the middle of the land, in the heart of the MRC de Pierre-De Saurel, Saint-Robert is renowned for its rural landscape, its agrotourism, its picturesque residences, its airfield, its Petite rivière Pot au Beurre and its river Saint Louis. Its cycle and pedestrian path on the old railway line along Route 132 is worth the detour.
* 46.0333-73.11675 Sorel-Tracy A city of major events (La Boucle du Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie, Gib Fest a summer festival, IO Experience presenting a series of shows, Les Régates de Sorel-Tracy), art and culture (with Azimut diffusion, Biophare, dance, wall fresco, house of music, house of governors, literary walk, historical society Pierre-de-Saurel and Statera the fabulous archipelago). Sorel-Tracy offers a range of sports activities (parks, sports facilities, bike paths...), nautical activities (launch ramps, boating, marinas, boater services) and winter fun.