Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec
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Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec is a small town north east of Montreal
, located on the Bécancour River
in Arthabaska
county in the Centre-du-Québec
region. The town was incorporated in 1855 and has a current population of 890 inhabitants (Statistics Canada, 2005); this number varies seasonally, as many local residences are summer cottages.
St-Louis-de-Blandford is known for its high concentration of cranberry
bogs; the majority of cranberry cultivation in the province of Quebec
happens in and around the town. To take further advantage of this plentiful natural resource and boost the town's tourism revenue, an interpretation centre offers educational presentations and visits to local cranberry bogs for groups and interested visitors. Agritourism
of this type is common in the Centre-du-Québec region, which is known as the agricultural heartland of Quebec.
St-Louis-de-Blandford is located along Autoroute 20
, which links it to Montreal and Quebec City, and is also accessible via Routes 162
and 165
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, located on the Bécancour River
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river in the Canadian province of Quebec.The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region...
in Arthabaska
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The regional county municipality seat is Victoriaville. A report released in early 2006 by Maclean's magazine listed Arthabaska as the worst place in Canada for murder per capita but, by 2008, it had fallen to 21st...
county in the Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:...
region. The town was incorporated in 1855 and has a current population of 890 inhabitants (Statistics Canada, 2005); this number varies seasonally, as many local residences are summer cottages.
St-Louis-de-Blandford is known for its high concentration of cranberry
Cranberry
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right...
bogs; the majority of cranberry cultivation in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
happens in and around the town. To take further advantage of this plentiful natural resource and boost the town's tourism revenue, an interpretation centre offers educational presentations and visits to local cranberry bogs for groups and interested visitors. Agritourism
Agritourism
Agritourism, as it is defined most broadly, involves any agriculturally-based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. Agritourism has different definitions in different parts of the world, and sometimes refers specifically to farm stays, as in Italy...
of this type is common in the Centre-du-Québec region, which is known as the agricultural heartland of Quebec.
St-Louis-de-Blandford is located along Autoroute 20
Quebec Autoroute 20
Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...
, which links it to Montreal and Quebec City, and is also accessible via Routes 162
Quebec route 162
Route 162 is a short 24 km highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, linking Autoroute 20 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford and Victoriaville, at the junction of Route 122.-Municipalities along Route 162:* Victoriaville* Saint-Rosaire...
and 165
Quebec route 165
Route 165 is a 68 km north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Black Lake, now part of Thetford Mines, at the junction of Route 112 and its northern terminus is in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford at the junction of Autoroute 20...
.