Sainte-Famille Church

560 boulevard Marie-Victorin, Boucherville, QC J4B 1X1

Opening hour

Summer schedule
June 12 to August 6: Monday, 1 to 4:45 pm; Tuesday, Friday, 10 to 4 pm; Sunday, 1 to 5 pm
Church: Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reservations required for groups of 10 or fewer all year round
450-655-9024

Reservations required for groups of 10 or more and tour operators:
450 692-8291 or 1-844-900-8291, ext. 231 (Manoir d’Youville)

It stands proud and impressive on land given by Boucherville’s founder himself. It has survived centuries and even a fire. Today, it tells its story through its remarkably well-preserved treasures and striking architectural details, including its vault and crypt.

Welcome to the Sainte-Famille church in Boucherville. A sanctuary that is ready to reveal itself… and impress you.

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Architectural gem

Admiring time

You stand on Place de l'église, gazing at the river and the Boucherville islands just across the way, and you think he must have had the same view back then. Who must have? None other than...

Heritage features

The sound of the past

It's been echoing along the Boucherville waterfront for nearly 180 years. 1844, to be precise. We're talking, of course, about the steeple of Sainte-Famille church (with five bells in all),...

Heritage site

The original church fire

If you look at the façade of Sainte-Famille church from bottom to top, you'll probably notice a difference in the color of the stone. It's a permanent reminder of a catastrophe that left its...

Heritage features

Old as new

Sainte-Famille Church takes the term "renovating" to a whole new level. We're not just talking about repainting the bedroom or redoing the cupboards. This impressive place of worship has...

Heritage object

A beautiful piece of furniture

These days, you'd be hard pressed to find a piece of furniture as impressive as the tabernacle on the high altar of Sainte-Famille church. ...

Heritage object

Furnishing the past

The tabernacle is an essential component of religious heritage, and often a masterpiece that has stood the test of time. Sainte-Famille church has two: one in the transept altar on the right,...

Heritage features

Good pipes

Question: what is a buffet in a church? No, it's not the table with the little crustless sandwiches served in the basement after a baptism. Rather, it's the imposing structure housing the...

Heritage features

A lamp in light

In a place steeped in history and filled with heritage treasures like Sainte-Famille Church, even light can draw its source from the remnants of a distant past. Take the sanctuary lamp. ...

Heritage features

A vault to behold

If you associate the word "vault" with a bank, you're sure to be dazzled by what you're about to discover at Sainte-Famille church. An impressive architectural achievement inspired by the Louis...

Heritage site

Permanent place for eternal rest

In those days, in Boucherville (as in many other places), not everyone who died ended up six feet under in the cemetery. For a select few, the crypt of a church proved to be the ultimate...

Upcoming events

Festival Classica: concert Flûte passion: suite no 2 by Claude Bolling

May 28, 2023450-912-0868 or info@festivalclassica.com

Religious heritage days

September 8 to 10, 2023 450-655-9024 or stefamilpar@videotron.ca

Continue your journey through history

Visit the Centre Marie-Rose