Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is a picturesque town on the western flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Montérégie hills, in the Longueuil agglomeration in Montérégie in Quebec. This town is the gateway to the Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park. It is a gourmet, commercial and recreational tourism destination. Its built heritage has a picturesque and modern charm, depending on the area. The main attractions of this city are, in particular:
 * its Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, which offers a variety of outdoor activities;
 * its urban forest which gives it a natural cachet.

Understand
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is part of the agglomeration of Longueuil and of the regional government of the Metropolitan Community of Montreal.

Public art
Saint-Bruno has several thematic public art sculptures or monuments, several of which were erected between 2010 and 2013 at the four entrances to the city:
 * Artworks installed outside
 * Avoine (at the corner of boulevard Clairevue and rue Deslières): a stainless steel sculpture representing a cut-out of grass in a cone evoking the Villa Grand Coteau, a farm that left traces in the history of the city;
 * Éclosion (at the corner of rue Montarville and rang des Ving-Cinq): a granite sculpture representing a flower in full bloom evoking the greenbelt surrounding Saint-Bruno;
 * Tempus folium (at the corner of Boulevard De Boucherville and Grand Boulevard Est). Structure of stainless steel made of a raw and forbidding material, this work inspires vitality. It is also a continuation of the artist's research on the antagonism between captivity and movement. This work by Claude Millette, which was created in collaboration with Bertrand Jeanson and Tristan Laflamme-Millette, was inaugurated on September 6, 2012 as part of the city's public art program.
 * L'Orme à Gaston (near the village lake, on Lakeview street side). This work in acien Corten structure, designed by Pierre Leblanc, entitled "Un orme pour Gaston" or "Tribute to Gaston Miron", is a tribute to Gaston Miron. This work refers to the disappearance of elms in Quebec. It was inaugurated as part of the 2007 Culture Days.
 * Nature, environment… an avowed mission (at the corner of boulevard Seigneurial and rue De Chambly). This work, which measures 7 m high by 2.4 m wide, represents a tree and its roots. It was created as part of the city's public art program and was inaugurated on November 18, 2010.
 * L'ambuscade d'hermès (at 15, rue des Peupliers): This path is transformed into a work of environmental art that disrupts the normality of the landscape. This seeks to surprise the passer-by in a plant ambush. On the lookout, the latter becomes a walker in the woods, relying on the good auspices of Hermes, god of roads and travellers...


 * Artworks installed inside
 * L'Homme Soleil (in the Marcel-Dulude centre): bronze mural, gift of patron and famous businessman Guy Laliberté. The original ceramic work entitled L'Homme Soleil, was designed by the artist Jordi Bonnet between 1973 and 1975;
 * La ligne d'or (work by André Fournelle installed in the fall of 2016 at the municipal library). The artist designed this piece in connection with his previous work, Méandre de lumière, installed during the construction of the library in 1983, and which can be found in an abridged version, following a restoration by the artist. The work La ligne d’or was officially inaugurated in the presence of the artist during the Mayor’s Luncheon on October 22, 2016.

The works of this public art can be viewed online on the website of the website of the city of Saint-Bruno.

By car

 * From Montréal (25 km, time: 27 min. Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (southbound); take boulevard Taschereau (westbound); take route 116 (eastbound) to the village of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.
 * From Quebec (239 km, time: 2 hr 31 min). Take Autoroute 20 (westbound) up to Sainte-Julie; take Highway 30 (westbound); take Grande-Allée (westbound); take exit Montée Montarville (eastbound) up to the village of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.

By train
To get there from Montreal if you do not have a car, the easiest approach is to take the AMT commuter trains from Montreal's Gare Centrale (Central Station). Prices and timetables can be found here, and it should cost around $8 each way (as of 2022).

See




Non-municipal recreation

 * East of Highway 30 (in the village)


 * West of Highway 30 (au CF Promenades)

Eat
Several restaurants or dining rooms in the Montérégie 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. It is recommended that customers inquire with each establishment by consulting their respective websites.
 * East of Highway 30 (in the village)


 * Place du Village (corner of Rabastalière ouest and Mortagne)


 * West of Highway 30 (CF Promenades St-Bruno)

Drink

 * East of Highway 30 (in the village)


 * West of Highway 30 (CF Promenades St-Bruno)

Go next

 * — The park includes many trails, the Jean-Guy Gaudette relay, an orchard, a Le Vieux-Moulin tea room, and a boat rental service.
 * — There are many recreational and tourist activities: hiking (via the green trail that joins Saint-Hubert), cycling, nautical activities (on the Acadie or Richelieu rivers), its municipal parks, etc.
 * — A residential village offering hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, etc. The city has around twenty parks (including 4 rest stops), several of which are accessible by the cycle path. The Parc de Montpellier has a magnificent body of water with a fountain.
 * — Nautical traffic on the Richelieu River generates recreational activities.
 * — Sainte-Julie is a city of great cultural, sporting and leisure activities. Sainte-Julie offers a pedestrian heritage circuit to discover the Old Village under the historical aspect with 26 information panels; a mobile, self-guided version is available on the city's website.
 * — The specific nature of each of the neighbourhoods displays a diverse face: Harmonie district, Le Boisée, cities and provinces of France, Old Boucherville, industrial sector, Seigneurie, Le domaine Sabrevois, Le Carrefour-de-la-Rive-Sud, Faubourg Sainte-Anne and the planned districts (Avaugour, Le Terroir).
 * — Longueuil has a network of 168 km of cycle paths. This city has various recreational parks with several hiking trails. Longueuil offers a host of recreational and tourist activities: hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.