[4] Located on the North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 30 km (19 mi) from downtown Trois-Rivières, the parish of Saint-Narcisse is the heart of the Mauricie region.
This geological formation was shaped about 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last glacial period, with the deposition of various layers of rock at the foot of the gigantic glaciers.
The route of the "Turtle River" enter into Saint-Narcisse by the northwest end (row "Côte St-Pierre - Northeast area"), where it crosses four lots on 1.4 km (0.87 mi).
A sector of wetland covering three municipalities, is located south-east of Lac-à-la-Tortue, head of water between the watershed of Lac-à-la-Tortue (including the outlet of Lake Atocas), the rivière à la Tortue (Turtle River) and "Rivière des chutes" (Rivière des Chutes): In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Narcisse had a population of 1,801 living in 851 of its 916 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 1,832.
[10] Mother tongue: The town is known for the making of mattresses, prefabricated homes, and the sale of farm tractors.
Their idea was to strengthen the social fabric of the city so that people have reason to celebrate despite the economic environment was difficult and they create links between them in order to overcome obstacles together.
A parade of fantastic night has already taken place during the festival, but this was abandoned activated for the 2008 edition because of volunteers.
The decision that the party no longer exists fell in early 2013, following a meeting with the population of the municipality.
The hydroelectric power station of Saint-Narcisse was built between 1895 and 1897 to harness the great falls of the Batiscan River.
This plant helped build the first high voltage line of the British Empire and it linked Saint-Narcisse to Trois-Rivières.
From the village of Saint-Narcisse, visitors access to the barrage of Batiscan River using the Route 361 on about 2.4 km (1.5 mi), then just follow road signs of Hydro-Quebec.
Tourbière du Lac-à-la-Tortue Parc Cœur Nature : A free 2.8 km trail and beginner level.