Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a picturesque and contemporary municipality in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in Quebec.

This municipality has earned the distinction of "Fleurons du Québec" for its horticultural and landscape attractions. The floral arrangements in front of the town hall and those surrounding the municipality's welcome signs are particularly well done.

Understand
The municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was incorporated in 1797.

The village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is surrounded by agricultural plains which are crossed from north to south by the Rivière des Hurons. Routes 227 (west side of the river) and 229 (east side) run along the Rivière des Hurons; the development of colonization having taken place on each side of this river.

By car

 * From Montréal (51 km, time: 43 min. Take the Champlain Bridge (east); take Autoroute 10 (eastbound) and cross the Richelieu River; take chemin des Patriotes (route 133) (north) to Richelieu; take Route 112 (east); take Chemin du Cordon (north); take Chemin de la Rivière des Hurons Ouest (east); take Route 227 (north) to the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
 * From Quebec (220 km, time: 2 hr 20 min). Take Autoroute 20 (westbound) to Sainte-Madeleine; take Route 227 (south), to the village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

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-through 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.