Understand
[edit]Vallée-des-Rivières is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, which it is connected via the Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge. It's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. It is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community. Vallée-des-Rivières is generally considered to be part of Acadia.
Get in
[edit]Vallée-des-Rivières is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, 230 km (140 mi) northwest of Fredericton and 60 km (37 mi) southeast of the Quebec border.
Border crossing
[edit]- 1 Van Buren–St. Leonard Border Crossing (Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge) (St. Leonard, NB – Van Buren, ME). 24 hours.
Get around
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Map of Vallée-des-Rivières
See
[edit]- 1 Quisibis River No. 2 Covered Bridge (Pont couvert de la Quisibis No. 2), 551 Chem. Deschênes. Built in 1951, this covered bridge is 17 m (55 ft) in length. The bridge is closed and no longer in use, but can be viewed from the road and from the new bridge crossing the same river beside it.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Bert's Pizza, 51 Rue du Pont, Saint Leonard, ☏ +1 506-423-7736.
- 2 Resto La Bonne Assiette, 14 Rue Principale, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, ☏ +1 506-445-2803.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Buckdjeuve Bar, 46 Rue Principale, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, ☏ +1 506-445-3385.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Camping St. Léonard, 470 Route 17, St-Léonard, ☏ +1 506-423-6536, [email protected].
- 2 Daigle's Motel, 68 Rue du Pont, Saint Leonard, ☏ +1 506-423-6351.
- 3 Maple Leaf Motel, Campground & Restaurant, 1353 Route 17, St-Léonard Parent, ☏ +1 506-423-6666, [email protected].
- 4 Paradis de la P'tite Montagne (Little Mountain Paradise), 472 Chemin Petite Montagne, Saint-André, ☏ +1 506-473-6683, toll-free: +1-844-437-6683, [email protected].
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Vallée-des-Rivières |
| Rivière-du-Loup ← Edmundston ← | W  E
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→ Grand Falls → Fredericton |
| Campbellton ← Saint-Quentin ← | N  S
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→  → Van Buren → END
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