Vallée-des-Rivières

Vallée-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

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

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

  • 🌍 Van Buren–St. Leonard Border Crossing (Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge) (St. Leonard, NB – Van Buren, ME). 24 hours. (updated Dec 2024)

Get around

See

  • 🌍 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. (updated Dec 2024)

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

Routes through Vallée-des-Rivières
Rivière-du-Loup ← Edmundston ←  W  E  → Grand Falls → Woodstock
Campbellton ← Saint-Quentin ←   N  S  → passport control → Van Buren → END


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