Market
The One-of-a-Kind Experience
PapineauvilleOctober 10, 2026A market of 50-plus culture-minded vendors (makers, artists, authors, musicians) with workshops all day for kids and adults. Free entry.
Town · MRC de Papineau
Papineauville
The MRC's county seat, sitting right on the 75th meridian.
- Population
- 2 359 (2026)
- Area
- 64.89 km²
- Founded
- 1896 (village); fusion du village et de la paroisse en 2000
- Town hall
- 188, rue Jeanne-d'Arc, bureau 100, Papineauville (Québec) J0V 1R0 · 819 427-5511
History here carries the Papineau name. Joseph Papineau bought the Petite-Nation seigneury, his son Denis-Benjamin led settlement from 1808, and Louis-Joseph inherited it. The village's first mayor, in 1896, was his grandson Henri Bourassa. The village and parish, split for 94 years, merged in 2000.
Today Papineauville is the seat of the MRC de Papineau, with the MRC offices, Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school and its 357-seat Salle Desjardins, elementary schools, daycares, a pool and several government service points. Rue Papineau is where you get groceries, lunch and a beer.
For visitors, the sundial park is worth the stop: it's built on the 75th meridian, the line that sets Eastern Standard Time. The public dock gives free access to Baie de la Pentecôte on the Ottawa River.
Good to know
- Town hall: 188, rue Jeanne-d'Arc, suite 100.
- Route 148; Highway 50 nearby. Route 321 heads north from here.
- Seat of the MRC de Papineau.
- Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school (French), elementary schools, daycares, pool.
- Free public dock on Baie de la Pentecôte, plus a marina.
- Sundial park, Sainte-Angélique church and the Montfort Fathers' trails.
Events in Papineauville
Market
Papineauville Christmas Fair
PapineauvilleNovember 7–8, 2026The Christmas fair at the community centre behind Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school. First of the holiday-market season around here.
Music series
Salle Desjardins show season
PapineauvilleSeptember to April, mostly Fridays and SaturdaysComedy and music in a 357-seat hall at Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school. Les Productions Les 2 Vallées book plenty of tryout shows…
Culture
Cinémaboule
PapineauvilleEvery other Thursday, 7 p.m.The Petite-Nation film club screens a movie every other Thursday at Salle Desjardins, plus a few nights at Ripon's Place du Marché.
Food
Sugar Season at Chez Ti-Mousse
PapineauvilleDaily, late February to late AprilAll-you-can-eat sugar shack meal with the full classic spread, and you can bring your own wine. The kind of outing you do with a crowd at…
Music series
Music Wednesdays
PapineauvilleWednesdays at 7 p.m., July through AugustFree shows in Parc Henri-Bourassa, a different style every week: blues, disco, folk, singer-songwriters. The 2026 season, the ninth…
Community
Papineauville Easter Egg Hunt
PapineauvilleEaster Monday, 10 a.m. to noon · 2027 dates to be announcedA free egg hunt for kids on Easter Monday.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Papineauville
PapineauvilleJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedPapineauville marks Saint-Jean in the village. Details on the Facebook event.
Sports
Parcours on court
PapineauvilleMid-September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedA family obstacle race through the woods behind the high school, with a zone for kids 0 to 5. You'll get a bit muddy; that's the idea.
Festival
Fall in Bass
PapineauvilleLate September · 2027 dates to be announcedTwo days of heavy bass music, camping and fall colours at La Forteresse. A different way to close festival season.
Places in Papineauville
Restaurants & cafés 9
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Chez Angèle
A family diner with booths for breakfast and lunch. Bacon and eggs before you get back on the 148.
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Les Mignardises
Café, pastry shop, ice cream and snack bar with a patio. Sweet or savoury, your call.
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Ferme Floralpe
Mong and Ernest Jacquat, from Switzerland's Valais, have made goat cheese here since 2008 with that day's milk.
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Cabane à sucre Brazeau
The other sugar shack on côte Saint-Charles, listed in the town directory.
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Cabane à sucre Chez Ti-Mousse
All-you-can-eat sugar-shack meals, maple taffy on snow, weekend music and horse-drawn sleigh rides.
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Domaine de l'Heure Juste
A small estate making its wines the natural way, up on côte Saint-Charles.
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Ferme du Beau Temps
A farm on côte Saint-Charles, the same road as the vineyard and the sugar shack.
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Ferme Jacques et Ginette Trépanier & Fils
A family farm on Route 323 with pick-your-own in season.
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Floranik Ferme Florale
Locally grown cut flowers and low-waste arrangements, down to the recycled containers.
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Microbrasserie Uncle Broue
House beer and a bistro menu built on local food. The original is in Mirabel, so call ahead for Papineauville.
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Vignoble Sainte-Angélique
A vineyard founded in 2008 on côte Saint-Charles, about 9,000 hardy vines picked by hand.
Outdoors 2
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Parc Jean-Paul « Mike » Parisien (jeux d'eau)
The village splash pad, for cooling the kids down on hot days.
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Sentiers des Pères Montfortains
Trails laid out by the Montfort Fathers last century, right behind the high school. You'll pass what's left of a grotto to the Virgin Mary. In…
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Débarcadère public de Papineauville
The town's boat launch onto the Ottawa River is free. Handy for a fishing run or a paddle.
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Marina municipale de Papineauville
The town marina on the Ottawa River. Call the town hall for slips and rates.
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Quai public de Papineauville
Free launch onto the Ottawa River. The easiest spot to drop a boat in at the south end of the MRC.
Culture & heritage 8
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Papineauville Public Library
A Réseau BIBLIO library run largely by volunteers, with access to the network's digital resources.
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Centre communautaire de Papineauville
Big hall behind the high school, rented for weddings, trade shows and tournaments. The old arena next door, closed since 2017, is slated to become a…
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Papineauville Heritage Walk
A walk through Papineauville's old buildings, in a village closely tied to the Papineau family. The town provides the brochure.
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Imaginer, semer, récolter (art public)
The seven works from the 2023 symposium, spread between Sainte-Angélique church, the Seigneurial Mill park, Parc Henri-Bourassa and Place Bonhomme.…
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Sundial Park
A big metal armillary sphere sitting right on the 75th meridian, the line that sets Eastern Standard Time. Designed by Montreal sundial maker André…
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Seigneurial Mill Park
Under the bridge, on the site of Papineauville's old flour mill: a view of the creek and the mill ruins, plus a few works from the 2023 art symposium.
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Salle Desjardins de la Petite-Nation
Petite-Nation's proper theatre: 357 seats in the Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school auditorium. Plenty of comedy tryouts, music, and the Cinémaboule…
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Services 20
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Bureau de poste de Papineauville
On rue Papineau in the village centre. Location from OpenStreetMap; check hours with Canada Post.
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Caisse Desjardins de la Petite-Nation et de la Lièvre (Papineauville)
Desjardins service centre on rue Papineau.
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Caisse Desjardins de la Petite-Nation et du Lièvre, centre de services Papineauville
Papineauville service centre on rue Papineau. The caisse's head office is in Buckingham.
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Centre de formation professionnelle Innovation Outaouais, pavillon Papineauville
The vocational training (DEP) building in Papineauville, attached to the Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school.
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Centre Le Vallon (formation générale des adultes)
Papineauville's adult education centre. People come here to finish high school or pick up prerequisites for a trade program.
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Écocentre de Papineauville
Open year-round, with longer hours May to September. Fees apply for construction debris and bulky furniture. Check current hours with the…
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École secondaire Louis-Joseph-Papineau
La Petite-Nation's main high school. Most teens in the MRC finish high school here in Papineauville.
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MRC de Papineau
The regional county office in Papineauville. Property assessment, land-use planning, business funding programs and anything that covers all 25…
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Municipalité de Papineauville
Town hall is in the Jeanne-d'Arc building, along with the library. Fridays are by appointment.
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Sûreté du Québec, poste de la MRC de Papineau
The provincial police station covering all 25 municipalities, staffed every day of the year. Emergencies go to 911; the station number is for admin…
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Transport adapté et collectif Papineau
The MRC's paratransit and rural shared-ride service: local trips, medical appointments in Gatineau, Ottawa or Montréal, and adapted transport for…
Health & wellness 5
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Proxim Papineauville (Vanier et Malenfant)
Proxim-affiliated pharmacy on rue Papineau in the village. Call for hours.
Groups & organizations
Business · Papineauville
Chambre de commerce Vallée de la Petite-Nation (CCVPN)
The local chamber of commerce since 1987, with 125-plus members spread over the MRC's 25 municipalities. Think recognition gala, breakfast talks, 5 à 7 mixers and training for local business owners.
Youth · Papineauville
Prévention CÉSAR Petite-Nation
The youth organization for 11- to 17-year-olds in the Petite-Nation. It runs the youth drop-in centres in Papineauville, Saint-André-Avellin and Ripon, and gives addiction-prevention workshops in local schools.
Papineauville and Saint-André-Avellin drop-ins: Monday to Friday, 3 to 9 p.m.
Arts & culture · Papineauville
Centre de généalogie de la Petite-Nation
The place to trace your Petite-Nation roots. Based at 277A rue Papineau in Papineauville, the centre runs genealogy workshops and talks.
Youth · Papineauville
Corps de cadets 1786 Louis-Joseph-Papineau
Cadets for ages 12 to 18: biathlon, air-rifle shooting, backcountry trips, climbing, canoeing, music and leadership. Training nights are held in Papineauville.
Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at 188 rue Jeanne-d'Arc
Community · Papineauville
Cercle de fermières de Papineauville
Papineauville's Cercle de fermières has its own room at 277C rue Papineau. They put on the Salon de Noël every year, a fixture of the holiday season in town.
Seniors · Papineauville
Les Aînés de la Baie
Papineauville's seniors' club at 277B rue Papineau, with an activity program put out each season.
Arts & culture · Papineauville
Chorale Le Cœur des Anges
A Papineauville choir. If you'd like to sing with them, call the director.
Sports & recreation · Papineauville
Club aquatique Les Marsouins Papineau
The swim club based at the Papineauville pool.
Sports & recreation · Papineauville
Club de gymnastique Pop-Gym
A gymnastics club that partners with the Municipality of Papineauville.
Sports & recreation · Papineauville
Club de marche La Randonnée
A walking club based at 277 rue Papineau. An easy way to meet people and stay active.
Arts & culture · Papineauville
Comité des affaires culturelles de Papineauville–Sainte-Angélique
The committee behind cultural life in Papineauville, based at 277A rue Papineau.
Community · Papineauville
Corporation des loisirs de Papineauville–Sainte-Angélique
The volunteer group that runs recreation in Papineauville, out of the town office on rue Jeanne-d'Arc.
Arts & culture · Papineauville
Les Productions Les 2 Vallées
The presenter behind the Salle Desjardins de la Petite-Nation season and the Petite Nation en fête festival in Thurso.
Arts & culture · Papineauville
Cinémaboule
Petite-Nation's film club: a movie every other Thursday at Salle Desjardins, plus screenings at Ripon's Place du Marché.
Every other Thursday, 7 p.m.
Magazine
Our perfect summer day in La Petite-Nation, from market to beach
Ripon's Saturday market, a Chénéville picnic, a lifeguarded beach on Lac Simon, mini-golf, the lookout at golden hour and soft serve to finish the day.
25 things to do in La Petite-Nation this fall
A Notre-Dame de Paris organist in Montebello, a square dance in Saint-Sixte, punk in Ripon and a hundred watercolours on Thanksgiving. Our list for October and November.
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.
Nearby: Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours · Montebello · Plaisance · Lochaber · Fassett