Victoriaville
Victoriaville, population 47,760 (2021) is a city is located Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
Understand
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Victoriaville is a regional center and produces numerous hardwood products, including furniture, caskets, and hockey sticks. The main attractions of the city of Victoriaville are:
- nature and the outdoors: Mont Arthabaska Park, downtown bike park, Beaudet Reservoir Park, hiking, biking and rollerblading trails, golf clubs in the region;
- arts and culture: performance halls, school and CEGEP halls offer a varied entertainment program including public shows, exhibitions, concerts, festivals;
- its heritage and cultural circuit in the city center, allowing you to appreciate the built heritage and the great history of the region;
- its cultural organizations: museums, broadcasting centers, art galleries;
- its microbreweries, bars;
- its range of shops of all kinds;
- its accommodation capacity, in hotels, motels, lodges, tourist residences;
- its varied gastronomic offer; this enchanting city offers a diversity of restaurants, dining rooms, reception halls, caterers and take-aways.
Tourist Information Center
[edit]- 1 Vélogare du Grand-Tronc, 20 rue de Bigarré, ☏ +1 819-795-4323, info@tourismeregionvicto.com. The Vélogare du Grand-Tronc is located in downtown Victoriaville, on the edge of the Parc Linéaire des Bois-Francs and adjacent to Place Sainte-Victoire. This Vélogare has a tourist information office, children's water games (operational in the summer season) and a community bike rental service (in the summer season). During the winter, the Vélogare offers an icy trail accessible to the whole family.
Get in
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Map of Victoriaville
Victoriaville is located 1.5 hours west of Quebec City and 2 hours east of Montreal. Autoroutes 20 and 55 intersect at nearby Sainte-Eulalie, where travelers can follow Autoroute 955 to Victoriaville.
Get around
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- 1 Le Carré 150 - Espace culturel de Victoriaville, 150 Rue Notre Dame Est, ☏ +1 819-752-9912, billetterie@lecarre150.com. Performing arts centre with an intimate theatre.
- 2 Parminou Theatre (Le Théâtre Parminou), 150 Boul. des Bois-Francs Nord, ☏ +1 819-758-0577, parminou@parminou.com.
- 3 Laurier Museum (Musée Laurier), 16 Rue Laurier Ouest, ☏ +1 819-357-8655, info@museelaurier.com. Heritage museum in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.
Do
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- 1 Mount Arthabaska Park (Parc du Mont Arthabaska), ☏ +1 819-751-4520. Parc du Mont Arthabaska offers a panorama of the Nicolet River Valley (and region), offering a variety of free activities accessible to the whole family.
- 2 Victoriaville Golf Club (Club de Golf Victoriaville), 223 Rue Perreault, ☏ +1 819-752-4907, info@golfvictoriaville.com. Public golf course.
- 3 Sani Marc Sports Complex (Complexe sportif Sani Marc), 701 Rue de Lacadie, ☏ +1 819-751-4522. Sports complex.
Buy
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[edit]- 1 Au Gourmet Chinois, 845 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-752-3288. Chinese restaurant.
- 2 Rôtisseries Fusée, 749 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-758-8204. Chicken restaurant.
- 3 Ben & Florentine, 5 Rue de l'Aqueduc, ☏ +1 819-604-3966. Canadian restaurant serving ranging from Eggs Benedict to burgers.
- 4 Resto Victo Victoria, 157 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-752-5550.
- 5 Restaurant Maxime, 49 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-758-1516. Casual Mediterranean restaurant serving omelets, crepes and other traditional breakfasts.
- 6 L'Érablière Du Mont St-Michel, 2700 Blvd. des Bois Francs Sud, ☏ +1 819-357-5050. Canadian restaurant.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Bar Le Gaulois, 1131 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-751-1011.
Sleep
[edit]Hotels
[edit]- 1 Hôtel Le Victorin, Ascend Hotel Collection, 19 Boulevard Arthabaska Est, ☏ +1 819-758-0533.
- 2 Quality Inn & Suites, 1 Boulevard Arthabaska Est, ☏ +1 819-330-8888.
- 3 Travelodge, 1000 Bd Jutras Est, ☏ +1 819-357-1000.
Motels
[edit]- 4 Motel le Victo Brasserie Victo, 1221 Rue Notre Dame Ouest, ☏ +1 819-752-4169.
- 5 Motel Auberge Hélène, 39 Boulevard Arthabaska Est, ☏ +1 819-758-5806.
- 6 MHotel Domaine l'Envolée- Maison Fleurie, 57, Cannon, ☏ +1 819-357-9696.
Connect
[edit]Nearby
[edit]- 1 Plessisville
– located 25 km (16 mi) east of Victoriaville, Plessisville hosts the annual Maple festival and is headquarters of the Institut québécois de l'érable (Quebec Maple Institute). The production of maple syrup and maple products is a major industry in the entire area.
- 2 Saint-Albert
- 3 Sainte-Eulalie
- 4 Saint-Ferdinand
- 5 Warwick
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Victoriaville |
Drummondville via   ← Sainte-Eulalie ← |
N  S |
→ END |
| Saint-Hyacinthe ← Acton Vale ← Jct N S ← |
W  E |
→ Lévis → END |
| Yamaska ← Drummondville ← | W  E |
→ END |
| END ← Sainte-Eulalie ← | N  S |
→ Jct W  N → Lac-Mégantic → Augusta |
| Routes through Sainte-Eulalie |
| Montreal ← Drummondville ← | W   E |
→ Quebec City (Lévis) → Rivière-du-Loup |
| Trois-Rivières ← Bécancour ← | N  S |
→ Drummondville → Sherbrooke |
| END ← | N S |
→ Victoriaville → END |
| END ← | N S |
→ Victoriaville → Augusta |