# Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel

Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is a small town with a river landscape, facing the Archipelago of Lac Saint-Pierre (north side), in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, in Quebec.
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is an essential passage for boating to go up the river or the Richelieu River. Citizen life is integrated with other surrounding towns, in particular for: shops, private services (hotels, restaurants, etc.), government or parapublic services and road access. The main attractions of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel are, in particular:
* its dynamism through its many public events and community activities: Fairy Lights (December), National Day of Quebec (June 24), Horticultural Family Day, Golf Tournament, Volunteer Day, Great March...;
* its shoreline stretching over 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) of which 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) are riparian land for industrial purposes; pleasure boating generates heavy traffic around it between May and October;
* Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel cemetery and its municipal parks: Pointe-aux-Pins park, Pie X park (Dix), Les Forges park, as well as the park of the municipal swimming pool and the Aussant Recreation Center (arena).

## Understand

The economic vocation of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is mainly industrial because of its location at Pointe de Sorel, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence River and the Richelieu River. This industrial sector bears witness to an economic dynamism that generates jobs.

### Geography

The residential part of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is wedged between the QIT-Fer & Titane inc sector (located to the west) and Sorel Forge as well as QSL Canada (located along the Richelieu River, i.e. east), within the municipal territory. This small town is surrounded by Sorel-Tracy.
To the west and north of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, the river offers a body of water where commercial and recreational navigation generates dense river traffic; while to the east the Richelieu River is the subject of very active pleasure boating.

## Get in
### By car

* From Montréal (80 km, time: 1:04 mins). Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (eastbound) to Varennes; take Chemin du Pays-Brûlé (eastbound); take Autoroute 30 (northbound) to Sorel-Tracy; take route 223 (northbound); take rue Saint-Joseph (northbound); to the heart of the village of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel.
* From Quebec (199 km, time: 2 hr 36 min). Take Autoroute 40 (west) to Trois-Rivières (taking Autoroute 55 (north) for a few kilometers north); continue on Highway 40 to Berthier; take route 158 (southbound) taking the ferry from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola to Sorel; take Route 132 (west); take rue Bouvier (north), to the heart of the village of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel.

### By train

The train travels to Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, to meet the rail transportation needs of local industries.

## Cope

* 45.89152-73.156891 Public Library (Bibliothèque municipale). The city of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel having adhered to the leisure integration plan of the City of Sorel-Tracy, the Accès-Loisir card gives access to the libraries of the latter. (updated Jun 2022)
* 45.89152-73.156892 . Arena: September to mid-April. Municipal arena offering, in particular, minor hockey and figure skating activities in collaboration with other cities. (updated Jun 2022)
* 46.04523-73.128943 Aussant Recreation Centre (arena) (Centre récréatif Aussant (aréna)), 105, rue Saint-Joseph, ☏ +1 450-743-3205. (updated Jun 2022)
* 46.04778-73.127674 Pointe-aux-Pins Park (Parc de la Pointe-aux-Pins), 35, rue du Fleuve (park located along the St. Lawrence River). Municipal park with a boat launch and a magnificent view of the St. Lawrence River. (updated Jun 2022)
* 46.04459-73.127765 Public pool (Piscine municipale), 115, rue Saint-Joseph, ☏ +1 450-742-1172. (updated Jun 2022)
* Tennis court (Terrain de tennis). Two municipal tennis courts. (updated Jun 2022)

## Go next

* 46.0833-73.21671 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier town with a great history. Its main attractions are boating and hunting migratory birds in the fall on the flats of the river. Visitors can visit the Forest and Wood Discovery Center, practice at the Berthier Golf Club, stop at the Domaine Féodal cheese dairy or at the Chemin Grande Côte roadside rest area, visit the old Sainte-Geneviève church or stop at the Rang Sainte-Philomène plantation.
* 46.0833-73.152 La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas Municipality formed by Île-Dupas, Île Le Nid D'Aigle and Île aux Cochons. This locality is a paradise of island and river nature. Its main attractions are boating, observation of flora, as well as winged fauna, riparian habitats and hunting migratory birds in the fall. Vacationing is well developed, particularly along the Chenal aux Castors.
* 46.066667-73.1333333 Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola Municipality formed by a deltaic archipelago composed of 17 islands, the largest of which is Saint-Ignace Island. This locality is a river paradise for vacationing, pleasure boating, observation of flora, avifauna and riparian habitats. These channels attract tens of thousands of boaters in the summer. Its wetlands (eg, the Girodeau Islands) are ideal for protecting birds, nesting and hunting migratory birds in the fall.
* 46.0333-73.11674 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.