Religious Heritage Tour in Nicolet

This tour traces the history of the religious institutions that shaped Nicolet for decades. It helps you understand why it was once called “the City of Steeples” and even known as the “divinely zoned” territory.

EXPLORE

The interactive map helps you locate points of interest and access the information for each one.

ON SITE

A suggested route is available directly in the interactive guide, helping you find your way in real time to the must-see spots. You’ll be guided and informed right from your mobile phone.

OPTIMIZED EXPERIENCE

We recommend using the BaladoDiscovery mobile app for the best experience. The tour can be enjoyed online (streaming) or offline with the app preloaded, making it ideal if you don’t have a data plan.

Happy exploring!


CREDITS

The tourist office of Nicolet-Yamaska would like to thank the City of Nicolet for its financial support via the Rural Pact Fund for the realization of this project.

Project coordination: Monica Dubuc, tourist services coordinator and Jérôme Gagnon, general manager; Research and writing: Monica Dubuc, tourist services coordinator; Historical revision: Marie Pelletier, archivist at the Archives of the Seminary of Nicolet; Staging and voices: voice, Monica Dubuc, voice, Jean-François Royal (director of the World Religions Museum), voice, Jasmine Nadeau (video excerpt of Communications Michel Julien); Audio excerpt from the « Self-guided walk Between rivers » : Louis Fréchette : François Poisson, Sister Saint-Joseph: Sister Aline Martin, Priest Jean Raimbault : Patrick Lacombe, Sieur Chandler : Stéphane Lévesque, Voice-over : Isabelle Coulombe; Illustrations: Archives of the Seminary of Nicolet, Library and Archives Canada, The tourist office of Nicolet-Yamaska, Built heritage inventory from Nicolet, Le Courrier Sud and Le Nouvelliste newspapers, Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, Répertoire des orgues du Québec website, Collège Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption website, Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin website, Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec website; Special thanks: RCM of Nicolet-Yamaska, Jean-François Royal, Geneviève Duval, Marie Pelletier, Marthe Taillon, City of Nicolet