Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is a municipality with a varied profile (picturesque, modern, forested, tourism) on the north shore of the Ottawa River, in the regional county municipality of Argenteuil, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, Canada.

Drained by the Red, Calumet and Outaouais rivers, this locality is a hotbed of resorts and recreational tourism activities in the foothills of the Laurentians. Water sports (canoeing, kayaking, rafting) on ​​the Rouge River are well known. Visitors can stay in particular at the Halte des Sept-Soeurs campsite or at the Hôtel Villégiature Lac Carling holiday complex. In addition, boating on the Ottawa River is very popular.

Understand
It has two boroughs: Grenville (including the hamlets of Grenville Bay, Marelan, Rawcliffe and Carlin) and Calumet (including the hamlets of Pointe-aux-Chênes, Avoca, Bell Fall, Ravington, Lake Keatley). The territory of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge encloses half the village municipality of Grenville which is located to the south-east, that is to say at the foot of the Long-Sault bridge which spans the Ottawa River leading to Hawkesbury. In the northwest of the municipal territory, the [Ppineau Lake]turns out to be a centre of resorts nd recreational tourism activities.

History
The name Grenville evokes the memory of George Grenville, a British politician. The toponymic designation of the municipality derives from the former township of Grenville, from one of the two previous municipalities amalgamated into the current municipality, as well as the name of the Red River which crosses the territory from north to south.

The municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge's motto is "De coeur et de nature" (Heart and nature).

Geography
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, between Grenville Bay and the limits of the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours.

Economy
Today its economy is based on recreational and tourist activities (vacationing, cycling, hunting and fishing, mountain biking, snowmobiles, boating, observations of flora and fauna, hiking, golf, hotel services), forestry and agriculture.

Get in
The village of Batiscan is accessible by road, boat (via Batiscan River and Saint Lawrence River), snowmobile and all terrain vehicles.

By car

 * From Montreal (. Time: 1 hr 24 min) take highway 15 (north) to Mirabel; Highway 50 (west); route 344 (south); Route 148 (west) to Grenville-sur-la-Rouge town hall.
 * From Quebec City (. Time: 1 hr 14 min) after crossing the Ottawa River, take highway 50 (east) to Pointe-aux-Chênes; Avoca road; Route 148 (west) to Grenville-sur-la-Rouge town hall.

Do

 * Cycle paths
 * Cycling in the Red River Valley: Véloroute
 * Cycling in the Ottawa Valley: between Thurso and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil: CYCL-O-ROUTE
 * Cycling in Quebec: Route Verte
 * Cycle paths
 * Cycling in the Red River Valley: Véloroute
 * Cycling in the Ottawa Valley: between Thurso and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil: CYCL-O-ROUTE
 * Cycling in Quebec: Route Verte

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