Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans

A Former Hub of Shipbuilding.

Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans was first founded in 1679 under the name Saint-Paul, and it stretches along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River around its maritime park, which includes a small marina, a dock, a historic boat-building workshop, and a picnic site.

From there, one can admire the massive ships as well as the small sailboats navigating the Saint Lawrence channel, and on the horizon, the profile of several villages in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.

The village features beautiful rows of traditional houses, many of which are classified as historic, and an 1860 church accompanied by a presbytery that has been transformed into a chocolate shop and an entrepreneurial center for young people. There is also a convent and, a little further, a procession chapel. At the edge of the village, at the foot of a small waterfall, a former mill from 1715 has been converted into a restaurant popular with tourists.

During the fruit and vegetable harvest season, the village and its surroundings offer a wide range of local products available at several kiosks along Chemin Royal, with many opportunities for pick-your-own produce.