Saint-Ours

Saint-Ours is a picturesque municipality with a riverside and rural landscape on the St. Lawrence plain, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, in Quebec.

Saint-Ours is a recreational tourism and agricultural destination facing Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, on the opposite bank of the Richelieu River. The main attractions of Saint-Ours are, in particular:
 * its recreational tourism infrastructure and services, in particular its municipal parks, campgrounds, marinas and other traveler 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;
 * its canal and historic lock which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year;
 * pleasure boating on the Richelieu River ( segment of river).

Understand
The town of Saint-Ours was founded in 1866.

Apart from the village of Saint-Ours, the riparian strip along Route 133 (Chemin des Patriotes) and a strip of forest on the edge of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, the territory of Saint-Ours is primarily agricultural.

By car

 * From Montréal (75 km, time: 1 hr 6 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-Ours.
 * From Quebec (220 km, time: 2 hr 33 min). Take Autoroute 40 (westbound) to Trois-Rivières; take Autoroute 55 (south) and cross the Laviolette bridge; take Route 132 (west) to Sorel-Tracy; take the Rang Sud - Chemin Sainte-Victoire (towards the South); take Rang de la Basse (to the south-west); take Chemin du Ruisseau (west); take route 133 (south), to the village of Saint-Ours.

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-through), 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.