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Saint-Jean in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Namur
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedA shared party for Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Namur. Lineup on the Facebook event.
Town · MRC de Papineau
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Potato fields as far as you can see, at the bottom of a glacial valley.
- Population
- 729 (2026)
- Area
- 107.42 km²
- Founded
- 1902
- Town hall
- 267, rue Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (Québec) J0V 1P0 · 819 522-6610
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix sits north of Montebello on Route 323, in a valley carved by glaciers around 20,000 years ago. The Petite Nation River runs through it and the soil is good enough that potatoes became the local identity. The parish dates back to 1902.
It's a quiet village, but rue Notre-Dame has more going on than you'd think: an ice cream stand, an inn, and farms around town selling direct. In the fall, with the colours out, take the back roads.
The Héritage golf club keeps people around all year: 18 holes in summer, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter.
Good to know
- Town hall: 267, rue Notre-Dame.
- Route 323, north of Montebello.
- Petite Nation River.
- Héritage golf club: 18 holes, opened in 1992; ski and snowshoe trails with rentals in winter.
- Big potato-growing valley.
Events in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Music series
Swing Tes Couleurs
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixMid-September, 10:30 a.m. until late · 2027 dates to be announcedLindy hop on a wooden floor in a forest clearing, with a live jazz band. First edition in 2026, on an organic farm. Camping on site, kids…
Places in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Restaurants & cafés 2
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Crèmerie Café Notre-Dame
Family business making Italian gelato on site, with sorbets that change with the season and homemade brownies.
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Le Gourmand Notre-Dame
Asian take-out only, using meat raised without antibiotics or hormones and organic vegetables. General Tao, chow mein, crispy duck.
Groceries, bakeries & butchers 1
Farms, sugar shacks & drinks 3
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Ferme Syllie
Holstein beef and veal, pork, rabbit, turkey and chicken raised without growth hormones or antibiotics, plus summer vegetables. Visits by appointment.
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Ranch Équinoxe
Western riding lessons right up to reining, and a self-serve farm stand from June to October with garlic, syrup, eggs and pastured chicken.
Where to stay 2
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Auberge et Club de golf Héritage
Year-round pine log inn with 30 air-conditioned rooms, four of them apartments, reception halls and an 18-hole course.
IllustrationCulture & heritage 1
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Bibliothèque de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Small village library, open Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon.
Shops & makers 3
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Atelier Louise Falstrault
Painter and sculptor born in Montreal in 1947, shown in galleries across Canada. She opens her studio and small exhibit room year-round, by…
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Boutique François Lambert
Maple popcorn and maple cotton candy, meringues, and Dragon Tears, a maple and coffee blend.
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Louise Falstrault, artiste peintre
Painter born in Montreal in 1947, shown in galleries across Canada. Her studio is in the village.
Services 2
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Bureau de poste de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Post office on rue Notre-Dame in the village. Location from OpenStreetMap; check hours with Canada Post.
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Municipalité de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Municipal office on rue Notre-Dame in the village. Open Monday to Thursday.
Groups & organizations
Seniors · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Club la Paix d'Or
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix's seniors' club, which puts out its activity calendar every fall.
Sports & recreation · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Club chasse et pêche de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
The club's big night is the end-of-season supper in late November, with music and plenty of door prizes. There's also a big-game contest for moose and deer, with tickets sold before September.
Community · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Comité des loisirs de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix's recreation committee. Its winter carnival drew over 100 people, dog-sledding included.
Faith communities · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Paroisse de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
The village church at 256 rue Notre-Dame. Funerals can now be held at the community centre as well.
Sunday Mass at 4 p.m.
Arts & culture · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Groupe d'artisanat de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Bring your knitting or sewing and have a chat. Open to anyone, at the old school.
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from mid-September
Community · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Cuisine collective de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Plan the recipes together, cook as a group, and everyone goes home with their share. Run with Alliance alimentaire Papineau.
Planning once a month at 2:30 p.m., cooking the following Monday at 9 a.m.
Magazine
Where to stay in La Petite-Nation, from inns to teepees
A log château, an 1898 Victorian full of artists, an old post office, teepees next to the wolves. Our rundown of the ways to spend the night out here.
Winter in La Petite-Nation, from cross-country skis to snowmobiles
Free ski trails behind the high school, 40 km groomed by volunteers for $15, hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile and ATV trail. Your winter guide, club by club.
An easy 86 km three-wheeler loop through La Petite-Nation
Routes 323, 315, 321 and 148, nothing else. An 86 km loop for Spyders and trikes, with stops right on the route, gelato, lunch on a terrace and the 75th meridian.
Nearby: Namur · Chénéville · Ripon · Saint-André-Avellin · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk