Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Lake · Forest · Heritage
Good accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Val-d'Or
Abitibi gold town where historic mines are found alongside lakes and boreal forest.
Cité de l'Or, Village mineneuse de Bourlamaque and Refuge Pageau give the most telling landmarks of Val-d'Or. Together, they form a destination where urban life, shores and lakes, forests and heritage meet, with atmospheres that change over the stages rather than just one uniform decor.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: variable influx depending on the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- City of Gold
- Bourlamaque mining village
- Pageau Refuge
Before you choose
- Variable frequency depending on season
- Parking to anticipate in the center
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
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City of Gold
The Cité de l'Or takes the visitor down into the world of the Lamaque mine, with helmets, underground gallery and work stories at the bottom. Val-d'Or in the gold rush, but without decoration of cardboard-paste: machines, mining buildings and guides give life to the miners.
Village
Bourlamaque mining village
Bourlamaque maintains an amazing collection of log houses built for miners' families. The quiet streets, uniform facades and proximity to the Cité de l'Or tell of a town born from the yard, where housing, mining and community life were the same.
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Pageau Refuge
The Refuge Pageau The visit often presents species difficult to observe otherwise, such as moose, lynx, wolf or raptors, with a focus on care and cohabitation with abitibian fauna.
Lake
Lac De Montigny
Lake De Montigny brings to Val-d'Or A breath of water and pines, very close to the inhabited neighborhoods. Its banks are used for walks, fishing, canoeing or simply to watch the light fall on the islands and dark lines of the forest.
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