Land for sale near Sainte-Julienne, Quebec

About Sainte-Julienne

The town

Sainte-Julienne had 11,173 residents in 2021, up 12.3% from 2016, on about 99 km² in the MRC de Montcalm, between Saint-Esprit and Rawdon. Of its 4,930 private dwellings, 4,573 were occupied by usual residents. Mostly French-Canadian settlers, with some Irish, began clearing land around 1840; the parish was recognized in 1848 and the municipality formed in 1855, with founder Joseph-Édouard Beaupré as first mayor. Mills drew power from the Saint-Esprit River. Its 1859-1860 county registry office and courthouse is a classified heritage building. From about 1925, cottages went up around Lac Quinn and Lac des Pins. The Gisèle-Paré library is free for residents. CLSCs are in nearby Saint-Esprit and Rawdon, and 24-hour emergency departments are at the Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur in Terrebonne and the Hôpital de Lanaudière in Saint-Charles-Borromée.

Around it

The town lies on the Saint-Esprit River where the St. Lawrence Lowlands meet the Laurentian plateau. About 80% of its land is wooded and 26% is in the agricultural zone, according to the MRC (CPTAQ figures from 2012). Sand and gravel along the escarpment hold a productive aquifer that the MRC calls vulnerable to contamination. Quebec recognizes two nature reserves here: Beauréal (162 ha) and Materne (4 ha). Routes 125, 337 and 346 cross the municipality; Route 125 continues Autoroute 25 north from Montréal. The municipality issues permits, under zoning the MRC checks against its land use plan. In the agricultural zone, a house or non-farm use can also need CPTAQ authorization. Montréal-Trudeau is the nearest airport with scheduled flights.

Sources

• Municipalité de Sainte-Julienne, history
• Municipalité de Sainte-Julienne, Gisèle-Paré library
• Municipalité de Sainte-Julienne, permit applications
• Commission de toponymie du Québec, Sainte-Julienne
• MRC de Montcalm, land use planning
• MRC de Montcalm, revised land use plan (PDF)
• Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (table 98-10-0002)
• Répertoire des ressources en santé et services sociaux, Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur
• Répertoire des ressources en santé et services sociaux, Hôpital de Lanaudière
• Santé Québec Lanaudière, CLSC service points
• CPTAQ
• Transport Canada, Quebec region (Montréal-Trudeau)

Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 3, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.