Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu is a municipality with a riverside, forest and rural landscape, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu is a recreational tourist destination facing Saint-Ours, on the opposite bank. The main attractions of Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu are, in particular:
 * its infrastructure and services geared towards serving recreational boating on the west bank of the Richelieu River (14.6 km of shore) between Sorel-Tracy and Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu;
 * its infrastructures and its recreational tourism services, in particular its municipal parks, campgrounds;
 * its built heritage which displays a rustic and well-renovated character, in particular the resort buildings along the Richelieu River;
 * its countryside, forest and riverside landscape, which bears witness to the activities of citizens in this part of the St. Lawrence plain;
 * its activities in the field of the arts.

Geography
The territory of Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu has a primary agricultural and forestry vocation. It includes a riparian zone of the Richelieu River; the vast majority of the inhabitants live in the latter area.

By car

 * From Montréal (65 km, time: 52 mins). Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (eastbound) to Varennes; take Chemin du Pays-Brûlé (eastbound); take Highway 30 (northbound); take Montée Saint-Roch (eastbound) to the village of Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu.
 * From Quebec (229 km, time: 2 hr 37 min). Take Highway 40 (westbound) to Trois-Rivières; take Autoroute 55 (south) and cross the Laviolette bridge; take Route 132 (west) to Sorel-Tracy; take Highway 30 (west); take Montée Saint-Roch (eastbound) to the village of Saint-Roch-de-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 service), required health measures, 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.