I was not especially happy when Drummondville became a Census Metropolitan Area in the 2021 census. I have had a commitment to exploring and photographing all CMAs for a while, and in the 2021 census quite a few new ones were added. I was expecting most of the others, but Drummondville caught me by surprise, coming in with a metropolitan area population of just over 100,000. And so off to the city I went. I had a very nice visit in mostly sunny fall weather, spending time exploring the city in the afternoon one day, and the morning the next. I had a lovely meal at La Muse, which seemed very popular, and good walks alongside the river, which is quite beautiful. It felt a day well-spent.
Photo List (Total 119 Photos) Click bolded headers below to view, or click "just the best" for quick tour
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Downtown Drummondville (73 photos) - This gallery focuses on Rue Hériot, which is the main street of the city, and it starts at the North-West end of the street, moving along to the South-East. After that there are photos of other areas downtown, including a lovely modern library. These photos are storefronts, some of the main buildings of the city, like the basilica and city hall, and some of the public art that is so much a part of this city. The gallery ends with a diversion towards the train station, the lovely modern library, and ends with the City Hall.
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Parc Woodyatt and the Rivière Saint-François (29 photos) - Drummondville is graced with a sprawling park bordering downtown on the one side, and the lovely Rivière Saint-François on the other. There are many exposed rocks in the shallow river, and small islands that invite exploration, as well as a power plant and old bridges.
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Other Photos (17 photos) - This includes a visit to the Université de Trois Rivieres a Drummondville, and a few other outlying areas in the city.
