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DeutschVallée-des-Rivières is a town in the Saint John River Valley region of New Brunswick. It was formed in 2023 through the amalgamation of the former town of Saint-Léonard and the former village of Sainte-Anne-de Madawaska, as well as adjacent unincorporated areas.
Understand
[edit | edit source]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. Its 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- 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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See
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]Eat
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- 1 Buckdjeuve Bar, 46 Rue Principale, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, ☏ +1 506-445-3385.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Vallée-des-Rivières |
| Rivière-du-Loup ← Edmundston ← | W  E | → Grand Falls → Woodstock |
| Campbellton ← Saint-Quentin ← | N  S | →  → Van Buren → END |