It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline nun at the end of the 19th century.

Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste.

Built in 1873-1874 under the direction of Victor Vanier, this imposing structure bears witness to the last attempts at French colonisation in North America.

Mr Vanier's ambitions, the richness of the forest and the presence of the Abénaquis river made it possible to build this three-storey mill.

After operating for more than eighty years and being abandoned for another fifty, it officially became a tourist attraction in 2003.