Saint-Tite

Sainte-Tite is a town in the Middle-Mauricie at the southeastern limit of the Laurentian shield, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of Mékinac.

Today its economy is based on recreational tourism activities (Western festival, vacation, camping, hunting and fishing, mountain biking, snowmobiles, boating, flora and fauna observations), forestry, agriculture, several paragovernmental services (primary and secondary education, CLSD, municipality, etc.). Throughout its history, the leather industry has greatly contributed to the local economy; this industrial expertise served as the basis in 1967 for the Festival Western de Saint-Tite.

Geography
Saint-Tite has a territory of where 3673 inhabitants reside (2016). The village of Sainte-Tite is located at the junction of roads 153 (connecting Grand-Mère to Lac-aux-Sables) and 159 (connecting Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade).

Saint-Tite is entirely part of the Batiscania (hydrographic basin). The Laurentian Mountains are located to the northwest. In addition to the territory of the town of Saint-Tite and the resort hamlets (e.g. Lac Perchaude, Lac Trottier, Lac Pierre-Paul, Petite rivière Mékinac), the rest of the territory of this locality consists of agricultural land, sometimes hilly.

The Rivière des Envies has its source at Lac de la Traverse and is the most important hydrographic basin. Its course crosses rang Saint-Joseph to the southwest to the limit of Saint-Tite; then, its course crosses this last municipality subsequently, Saint-Séverin and Saint-Stanislas. It flows onto the west bank of the Batiscan River in Saint-Stanislas.

The "Rivière Mékinac du Sud" (South Mékinac River) flows over in Grandes-Piles, Hérouxville and Saint-Tite. It flows into the rivière Mékinac du Nord at Saint-Tite.

The Mékinac du Nord river flows from north to south over in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Grandes-Piles and Saint-Tite, in particular by crossing Roberge Lake. It flows into the rivière des Envies in Saint-Tite.

The Pierre-Paul River with its course has its source at Lac Pierre-Paul in Saint-Tite. Its course describes a large Z by crossing a mainly agricultural territory (a forest part at the beginning of the route) successively Saint-Tite, Sainte-Thècle and Saint-Adelphe. In Sainte-Thècle, its course crosses the Saint-Thomas and Saint-Georges ranges. It flows into the Batiscan river near the village of Saint-Adelphe.

History
Indigenous families settled around Kapibouska Lake, undoubtedly formed by beaver dams erected south of the present village. The Indigenous people left artefacts of their passage, however, no writing or remains of buildings.

The first pioneer François D'Assise Cossette and his wife Marguerite Rivard settled in 1833 on the shores of Lake Kapibouska. In 1835, other settlers joined this pioneer family. In 1851, the Mission of Saint-Juste-de-Kapibouska was created around Lake Kapibouska. In 1859, the canonical erection was promulgated and the civil erection in 1863. The construction of the Grand Trunk railway took place from 1880 to 1884 in order to access the Piles railway. Four years later, the railway line was extended to Rivière-à-Pierre. In 1910, the territory of the city was detached from the parish. In 1998, the city and the parish merged to become the new City of Saint-Tite.

By car

 * From Montreal (. Time: 2 hr 34 min. Take highway 40 eastbound, to Trois-Rivières; Highway 55 North, to Saint-Maurice River Highway 153 North to the village of Saint-Tite.
 * From Quebec City. (. Time: 1 hr 39 min. Take highway 40 west to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, then take route 159 through the villages of Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Saint-Stanislas and Saint-Séverin, to the village of Saint-Tite.

The Quad trail passes through the forest north of Saint-Tite.
 * Trails

Charging stations
Municipal terminals for electric vehicles:

Buy

 * Food/alcohol


 * Western articles store


 * Others