Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is a recreational tourism municipality on the south shore of Lac Saint-Pierre, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Pierre-De Saurel, in Montérégie, in Quebec.

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is the gateway to the Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve. In terms of recreational tourism, the main attractions of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel are:
 * its great Indigenous history following the melting of the glaciers, which began nearly 12,000 years ago in the valley of the St. Lawrence River;
 * its great history since the passage of Jacques-Cartier in 1535;
 * its particular geographical location, on the south shore of Lac Saint-Pierre and the Saint-Lawrence River, and among the Îles-de-Sorel, thus offering boaters a magnificent riparian and river landscape, as well as an exceptional environment for boating through islands, channels, Lake Saint-Pierre and the St. Lawrence River; the passage of migratory birds (spring and autumn) offers quite a fluvial spectacle;
 * the Lac-Saint-Pierre World Biosphere Reserve;
 * its businesses providing services to visitors and boaters;
 * its municipal recreational infrastructure (municipal parks with sports and relaxation facilities):
 * its picturesque and modern built heritage, which testifies to various eras and various vocations of the city (maritime and agricultural).

History
The parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel was canonically erected in 1876. Its church was built in 1878 and 1879. The presbytery was built in 1880. The interior of the church was completed in 1890, with the construction of a first Stations of the Cross.

Geography
The territory of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel includes eight islands among the 103 Islands of Sorel, notably the islands: du Moine, des Barques, and Létourneau. The territory included on the mainland which has an agricultural vocation (except the riparian zone of the river which is residential) stops at the famous Chenal du Moine. The shore of the river stretches for 11.9 km in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.

The width of the river is between the Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel wharf and the north shore, or  to reach Saint-Ignace Island.

By car

 * From Montréal (85 km, time: 1 hr 7 min). Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (eastbound) to Varennes; take Chemin du Pays-Brûlé (eastbound); take Autoroute 30 (northbound) to Sorel-Tracy, the intersection of Route 132; continue on chemin du Chenal-du-Moine, to the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.
 * From Quebec (209 km, time: 2 hr 26 min). Take Autoroute 40 (westbound) to Trois-Rivières; take Autoroute 55 (south) and cross the Laviolette bridge; take Route 132 to Sorel-Tracy; take Chemin du Chenal-du-Moine to the village of Sainte-Anne-de-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.