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Saint-Tite - town in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

Saint-Tite catholic church 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.

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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 17.8 km 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 17 km 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 14 km 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.

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By car

;Trails The Quad trail (dead link: January 2023) passes through the forest north of Saint-Tite.

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  • Club de tir Saint-Tite (Saint-Tite Shooting Club), 333, route 153, 46.71104°, -72.59078°. 2021-10-27
  • Club des Ainés de Saint-Tite (Saint-Tite Seniors Club), 480, boulevard St-Joseph, 46.72996°, -72.56112°, +1 418-365-7368. Reception room, with kitchen, in the heart of the village of Saint-Tite. 2021-10-27
  • Club de ski de fond Le Sillon (Le Sillon cross-country ski club), 1670, chemin du Lac Pierre-Paul, 46.73890°, -72.49825°, +1 418-365-6967. Cross-country ski centre in the heart of nature. Four cross-country ski trails (11.2 km) and seven snowshoe trails (11.2 km). Equipment loan. 2021-10-27
  • Conscience Nature, 1650, Grand Rang, 46.68956°, -72.53437°, +1 581-777-4360, consciencenature@hotmail.com. Guide, hike and mushroom picking. 2021-10-27
  • Miniferme du Boisé, 220, chemin haut du lac Sud, 46.73077°, -72.61516°, +1 418-365-2266, minifermeduboise@hotmail.ca. Mini-farm on the west side of the village of Saint-Tite and open year round. Guided tour of the mini-farm on more than , lasting 2 hours. by reservation: more than 400 animals, 28 different species, such as horses, cows, alpacas, llamas, goats, sheep, donkeys, rabbits as well that several birds such as emu, peacocks, pheasants. Clientele: families, school groups, day camps and birthday parties; visitors can have a family picnic there. On the tour, visitors get to know the animals and their history, can pet and feed them. The mini-farm is a partner of the Galahad et Térégo animal refuge. Visitors can also admire the reproduction of a village in the Old West. 2021-10-27
  • Pisciculture les truites de la Mauricie (Mauricie trout fish farming), 1321, route 153, 46.75725°, -72.54020°, +1 418-365-3352. Pond fishing. 2021-10-27
  • Salle des Chevaliers de Colomb (Knights of Columbus Hall), 700, rue Brunelle, 46.73112°, -72.55938°, +1 418-365-7163. Meeting and reception room. 2021-10-27

Heritage tours

  • Saint-Tite historical route (Saint-Tite historical route), rue Notre-Dame, 46.71104°, -72.59078°, +1 418-365-5143 ext 161, loisirs@villest-tite.com. 15 historical interpretation panels. 2021-10-27
  • Balado Western: Histoires de cowboy (Western Podcast: Cowboy Stories), Saint-Tite, 46.72688°, -72.56441°. About ten audio clips on the western world of Mauricie were produced jointly by Tourisme Shawinigan, the MRC de Mékinac and the MRC des Chenaux. These "Cowboy Stories" capsules tell the story of a cowboy's tour who introduces you to western culture on a daily basis through a series of businesses in the Mauricie region. Westerners are invited to stroll through three MRCs in the Mauricie region: Shawinigan, Mékinac and des Chenaux, while listening to these Western capsules. Available on the baladowestern.com site, the route map includes the location of the Balado Western posters with QR codes allowing you to listen to the capsules, and to discover the people who built the region and the world of the Mauritian western. 2021-10-27

Scenic routes

  • Panoramic route Saint-Tite-Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac. 14 min, over 19 km between Saint-Tite and Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac. From the intersection of route 153 and 159, west of the village of Saint-Tite, take Chemin du Haut du Lac Sud (north-west). Visitors then walk along the meandering part of the Rivière des Envies, that is to say the old Kapibouska lake which flooded this area because of beaver dams, until the end of the 19th century. Visitors can make a stop (by appointment at +1 418-365-6728) at the Musée Souvenirs d'autrefois, 240, route 159 (Haut du Lac Sud), Saint-Tite. Then the road spans the Mékinac du Sud River (starting at Tavibois, Hérouxville), then the Mékinac du Nord river. After the agricultural zone, the resort has developed along the Mékinac du Nord river which originates at Lake Roberge, in the municipality of Grandes-Piles. On Chemin Petite Mékinac, visitors then walk along the magnificent Lac Roberge, whose mountains opposite reach 417 m. This lake receives the Castor river (coming from Saint-Thècle) and the discharge of the second Roberge lake. The mountainous and forest scenery of this wild and encaved valley is splendid, particularly in the season of colorful trees. Visitors then cross the intersection of Chemin du lac Fontaine (resort lake); this road joins Chemin Joseph St-Amand in Sainte-Thècle and Lac du Jésuite (resort lake). Opposite this intersection, it is the start of Chemin du lac des îles and very close to Chemin du Lac Clair. The national trail arrives in this area at Route 159. Continuing on Route 159, visitors enter Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac and follow Second Lac Roberge and Lac Méduse. Finally, visitors arrive at the village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac which was rebuilt on the promontory after the construction of the Grand-Mère dam which flooded the site of the old village. Visitors can return via Grandes-Piles and admire the panorama of the valley of the Saint-Maurice river. Free 2021-10-18

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Saint-Tite

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Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/TorontoPopulation:3,672Coordinates:46.73, -72.57

Mauricie

2nd-order administrative division

Quebec

Primary administrative division

Canada

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