Discover Saint-Pascal

Saint-Pascal offers several distinct highlights for a stay: hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels, viewpoints, significant religious heritage, railway history and regional products. This makes it easy to choose what to see based on your interests. For planning your visit, the different hiking options, along with architecture, history and a regional market, offer a variety of starting points.

Hiking trails and landscapes

A moderately difficult hiking trail runs along Montagne à Coton. The round trip is two kilometres long and climbs to 150 metres above sea level. The trail is open seasonally. Several viewpoints offer views of Saint-Pascal, the plains, the St. Lawrence River and the Charlevoix region. There are also parking areas, rest areas and picnic tables; information panels feature the legend of Père Coton.

Parc des Sept-Chutes offers a different experience: its approximately six-kilometre-long trail follows the Kamouraska River through wooded plains and farmland. It is easy to moderately difficult. Views of the river and its waterfalls, information panels and picnic tables complement the scenery. By comparison, the trail on the mountain is shorter and moderately difficult, while the longer park trail ranges from easy to moderately difficult.

Church and historic monument ensemble

Saint-Pascal Church is considered an architectural gem and is listed in Québec’s register of cultural heritage. It is designed in the Neo-Renaissance style. Its musical history is also noteworthy: it was the first church in Canada to have a mechanical organ with three manuals.

Four statues of angels associated with the church form a protected historic monument ensemble. The wooden sculptures were created between 1891 and 1894, and in 1925, and are more than three metres high. The church and sculptures offer different perspectives on local heritage: the architecture of the church building and the distinct history of the figures.

Railway history at the historic train station

The historic train station houses “Un train vers quelque part,” a permanent exhibition by artist Miguel Forest. It features life-size cutout figures waiting for the train. Arranged chronologically by decade, the figures illustrate the period of railway operations in Saint-Pascal from 1859 to 1983. The exhibition thus connects the historic station with a timeline of railway history.

Marché de l’Expo and regional products

Marché de l’Expo invites visitors to shop for regional products in an exceptionally well-preserved historic building. The selection includes seasonal vegetables, bread, pastries and Viennoiseries, as well as deli meats, various types of meat, herbal products, cheese and mushrooms. Ready-to-eat dishes and crafts round out the selection. Individual vendors may vary.

Exhibitions and events

The Kamouraska County Agricultural and Commercial Exhibition has been held since 1927 and takes place in July in the centre of Saint-Pascal. It includes an animal judging competition and a public market featuring regional products. Dates and programming may vary from year to year.

The Bonjour la visite Festival offers performances, entertainment, games and activities for children, friendly sports competitions and farm meals. Here, too, programme details may vary from one edition to another. Along with Marché de l’Expo, the exhibition focuses on regional products; it also adds animal judging and other programme events.

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