Holiday
The Haunted Dome
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkAround Halloween · 2026 dates to be announcedSaint-Émile volunteers turn the Dôme, next to town hall, into a haunted house for Halloween.
Town · MRC de Papineau
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Thirteen lakes, hills over 400 metres, and a living made from the forest.
- Population
- 543 (2026)
- Area
- 59.4 km²
- Founded
- 1881 (cantons unis de Suffolk-et-Addington); nom actuel en 1994
- Town hall
- 299, route des Cantons, Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk (Québec) J0V 1Y0 · 819 426-2947
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk is an old English township turned Québec village. It was incorporated in 1881 and until 1994 was still officially the "united townships of Suffolk-and-Addington". Émile is Émile Quesnel, a merchant and land agent who guided settlers from his general store. The 1881 census already counted families from France, Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland and Italy.
The economy has leaned on the forest from day one: logging contractors, excavation, trucking. In summer, cottages on Lac Saint-Émile, Lac des Îles and part of Lac des Plages fill up. There's no real main street; businesses are spread along the back roads.
Village life happens at Parc Joseph-Roy and the Dôme next to the town hall: a torchlight snowshoe walk in winter, a haunted Dôme at Halloween, and a Christmas event in December.
Good to know
- Town hall: 299, route des Cantons.
- Route 323 and route des Cantons.
- 13 named lakes, including Lac Saint-Émile and Lac des Îles, plus parts of Lac des Plages and Lac Lévesque.
- Parc Joseph-Roy: fitness circuit, snowshoe trail, rink, tennis, basketball, pickleball.
- Residents get free access to Ripon's Parc des Montagnes Noires.
Events in Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Holiday
Christmas Magic
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkIn December · 2026 dates to be announcedSaint-Émile's Christmas activity for village families, run by volunteers.
Outdoors
Torchlight Snowshoe Walk
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkOne winter evening, date set by the municipality · 2027 dates to be announcedA torch-lit snowshoe outing run by Saint-Émile's recreation department. A village thing, put together by volunteers.
Places in Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Groceries, bakeries & butchers 1
Farms, sugar shacks & drinks 2
Illustration
IllustrationFarm
Ranch d'Amérique
Big-game ranch raising bison, elk, red deer and wild boar, with retail meat sales.
Where to stay 5
IllustrationLodging
Camp Ozanam
A charity family camp that hosts low-income families in summer and rents simple cabins the rest of the year. Beach, trails and a thrift shop.
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Château Saint-Émile
A former presbytery from around 1937, restored as a place to stay, with a hot tub.
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Parc Joseph-Roy
The village park: a bit of everything, from tennis in summer to skating in winter.
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Sentier de raquette de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Three gentle kilometres of snowshoe trail at the edge of the village. Start across from the Dome.
Culture & heritage 1
IllustrationLibrary
Bibliothèque de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Library at the municipal office, open Tuesday evening and Saturday morning.
Services 6
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Agnès Création
Video and audio production by Yves Whissell and Elaine Juteau, for cultural and institutional projects.
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Bureau de poste de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Post office in the middle of the village. Location from OpenStreetMap; check hours with Canada Post.
IllustrationArena & sports
Dôme de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk (patinoire)
Its dome keeps the sun off the ice, so it's often the first outdoor rink in the area to open.
IllustrationGarage
Mécanique JLL (NAPA AutoPro)
Joé Leblanc Larocque fixes cars, trucks, ATVs and trailers, does welding and machining, and runs the local U-Haul outlet.
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Municipalité de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Municipal office on route des Cantons, open weekdays. The library is at the same address.
IllustrationGroups & organizations
Faith communities · Chénéville
Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish
Chénéville's Catholic parish. Since the Saint-Émile parish closed in 2023, it also serves Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk and Namur for baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Health & support · Chénéville
Friends of Mutual Aid, North Petite-Nation
Mutual-aid non-profit for the northern Petite-Nation, listed in Chénéville's directory of local groups.
Seniors · Namur
FADOQ Namur/St-Émile Club
The FADOQ club shared by Namur and Saint-Émile (K065). Free board games on Mondays, cards on Tuesday nights, plus dinners (Christmas, spaghetti night, AGM) by reservation.
Board games Monday 1:30 p.m., cards Tuesday 7 p.m., September to May, at the Carrefour Namurois
Sports & recreation · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Les Pas d'amis walking club
Tuesday-morning walking club that rotates its start between Saint-Émile, Namur and Lac-des-Plages, with carpool outings further afield (Montebello, Mont-Tremblant). Walk whatever distance suits you.
Tuesdays 10 a.m. (fall), leaving from the Saint-Émile or Lac-des-Plages town halls, or Au Moulin du Temps in Namur
Community · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Les Villageoises (women's social group)
Tuesday lunchtime get-togethers at 299 route des Cantons: bingo and OKO at $1.25 a card, small prizes and good company.
Tuesdays 12:30 p.m., 299 route des Cantons
Sports & recreation · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Pickleball at the Saint-Émile Dôme
Drop-in pickleball at the Dôme, no sign-up needed. Just show up with a paddle.
Mondays 1 p.m. and Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. (summer season), the Dôme, 299 route des Cantons
Health & support · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Saint-Émile community kitchen
A community kitchen one Wednesday morning a month at the community hall. You cook as a group and take your dishes home. Sign up through the rec department.
One Wednesday a month, 9 a.m. to noon, community hall
Seniors · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Viactive seniors' exercise, Saint-Émile
Free, gentle exercise for seniors on Thursday mornings at the town hall. Fall session runs October to December.
Thursdays 10 to 11 a.m., town hall
Lake association · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Lac-des-Îles Shoreline Owners' Association
About 70 shoreline owners and users of Lac des Îles, where the Petite-Nation River begins. The association watches over the lake's health and has publicly opposed the La Loutre mine project.
Lake association · Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Lac St-Émile Shoreline Owners' Association
The association for Lac St-Émile, right in the village, downstream of Lac des Îles. Same goal as its neighbours: keep the lake healthy.
Magazine
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.
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.
Lake associations, the volunteers keeping our water clear
Kayak sentinels on Lac Gagnon, water samples on Lac des Plages, an old guard on Viceroy since 1973. Who watches over our lakes, and how cottagers can pitch in.
Nearby: Namur · Lac-des-Plages · Boileau · Chénéville · Lac-Simon