Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is a picturesque municipality with a riverside and rural landscape on the St. Lawrence plain, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in the Montérégie region of Quebec.

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is a recreational, nautical and agricultural destination facing Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, on the opposite bank of the Richelieu River. The main attractions of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu are, in particular:
 * its infrastructures and its recreational tourism services, in particular its municipal parks, its National Patriots Museum, its marina, its quays, its monuments (e.g. Marguerite-Michel bell) and other traveller services;
 * 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;
 * its rural 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 ( segment of the river) and related services for boaters;
 * heritage, art and flavours, or cycle tourism circuits;
 * its public events, in particular: Fête du Vieux Marché, commemoration of the Patriot Battles of 1837.

In 2019, the municipality of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu won the Recognition Award from the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, for the quality of the tourist offer of the Maison nationale des Patriotes, for the quality of the cultural life in full swing and to underline the leadership of the Municipal Council during the adoption of the by-law on the occupation and maintenance of heritage buildings.

History
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu was founded in 1740.

Geography
Apart from the residential areas (village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, rang Amyot (east and west), rang 3 des Moulins (east and west) and 4e rang des Grands-Bois-Centre (east and west)), as well as the riparian strip along Route 133 (Chemin des Patriotes) and a forest strip (north-south direction), the territory of Saint-Ours is primarily agricultural.

By car

 * From Montréal (63 km, time: 54 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) to the village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu.
 * From Quebec (227 km, time: 2 hr 25 min). Take Autoroute 20 west to Saint-Hyacinthe; take Route 137 (north) to the village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu.

Get around
The Richelieu River crossing service allows you to avoid a long detour to go south to the Autoroute 20 bridge or north to the Autoroute 30 bridge in Sorel.

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), sanitary measures required, other services (e.g. catering, shops, accommodation, access for the disabled, wi-fi, take-out food, delivery), contact details and often the history of the restaurant or site.