Beaupré

Beaupré is a town in the eastern suburbs of Quebec City in the regional county municipality (RCM) of La Côte-de-Beaupré, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.

Thanks to its infrastructures and wide range of recreational and tourist activities, Beaupré is the jewel of the Québec region, in all seasons. At the crossroads of the tourist regions of Québec, Côte-de-Beaupré and Charlevoix, visitors can admire in Beaupré the Canadian ancestral houses of Avenue Royale, the Canyon Sainte -Anne, the Mont Sainte-Anne ski resort, the irresistible river and mountain panoramas, nature activities (hiking, mountain biking, dog sledding excursions) and participating in the many events offered by the Mont Saint-Anne (international competitions, sports activities). In addition, the Beaupré region notably offers fine cuisine, local products, a religious heritage with a great history (basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré), nature in full grandeur (Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Reserve), the breathtaking cliffs of Sault-au-Cochon, the Massif ski resort, the Charlevoix astrobleme, trails of all calibers, as well as museums and monuments evoking the history of New France.

Geography
The municipality has of shoreline with the St. Lawrence River (at high tide);  boundary with the city of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré,  boundary with the Réserve faunique des Laurentides,  of boundary with Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges and  with Saint-Joachim.

The municipality of Beaupré is mainly characterized by:
 * the Mont Sainte-Anne: at an altitude of 809 m, Mont Sainte-Anne is a great tourist attraction in all seasons;
 * the picturesque village of Beaupré: this small modern village is near the shore of the St. Lawrence River. In the village, the panorama is splendid on (counter-clockwise): Cap Tourmente, Côte de la Miche, Mont Ferréol, Mont Saint-Anne and the other nearby peaks of the Laurentian Shield;
 * the Rivière Sainte-Anne which includes (from the mouth): small islands near the mouth, a series of rapids in the lower part, the Sainte-Anne waterfall (in a steep arwa) and Sept-Chutes (in a steep-sided area) on the border of Saint-Joachim, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges and Saint-Tite-des-Caps. The lower part of this watercourse crosses the municipality of Beaupré over to its mouth;
 * the panorama of the northeast end of Île d'Orléans: the Île d'Orléans channel has a width of at the height of the mouth of the Sainte-Anne river;
 * the sandstone at the mouth of the Sainte-Anne river: at low tide, the sandstone of the bottom of the water is revealed up to 700 m at the height of the mouth of the Sainte-Anne river -Anne; as a result, the Île d'Orléans channel can narrow to at low tide.

By car

 * From Tadoussac (38 km, time: 32 min), take Route 138 (Eastbound), to the village of Beaupré.
 * From Quebec (177 km, time: 2 hr 37 min), take the Tadoussac-Baie Sainte-Catherine ferry; take Route 138 (westbound) to the village of Beaupré.

Do




Eat
Since March 2020, in the context of health measures resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, several restaurants or dining rooms in the Quebec City region have transformed the mode of meals at the tables into take-out or delivery service. In general, restaurateurs have demonstrated great resilience by updating their website, integrating interactive and automated applications for remote orders, as well as the display of the menu, opening hours, their mode of operation (e.g. by reservation, drive-thru service), required health measures (e.g., vaccination record, mask, distancing), other services (e.g., caterer, shops, accommodation, access for disabled, wi-fi, take-out, delivery), contact details and often the history of the restaurant or site. Considering the evolving context of the pandemic and government measures, it is recommended that customers inquire with each establishment by consulting their respective website.