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Another time.
A real life.

In the heart of Québec’s countryside, Castel Roc envisions a medieval village for living, creating and coming together.

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Artist’s impression of the envisioned village. Buildings, floor areas and the rents shown are illustrative.

Find your place

What are you looking for in Castel Roc?

Inside the show house: a family by the fire

I’d like to live there

A primary or secondary residence: houses of various sizes, and homes above the shops.

See the houses
The bakery on the square: the baker, and the miller delivering his flour

I’d like to work there

Shops and artisan workshops, a tavern and an inn to bring to life; farms, the mill and the woodcutters’ hut to take over; towers for care, crafts and activities.

See where to work
Outside the Bear Tavern on a market day

I’d like to stay there

A day’s visit or a few nights at the inn: the market, meals at the tavern, evening gatherings.

See the inn and the tavern
Want to see inside, furnished and lived in?HouseBakeryGroceryTavernKeepChurchAll the show interiors
The Threshold House and its timber gateway, beside the parking lot, at the edge of the forest
Crossing the threshold

Leave your century in the parking lot

  1. Leave your devices

    The car stays in the parking lot, on the far side of the forest; phones and screens stay safely in the Threshold House cloakroom.

  2. Change your clothes

    The wardrobe lends period clothing, in linen and wool. Or bring your own, if they suit the period.

  3. Walk in

    Past the gateway, a trail crosses the forest, then the fields, and goes over the stream to the village gate. Beyond it, public life goes on with no visible technology.

Take the walking tour from the bridge

Inside private homes, the place of technology is still to be defined with future residents: no rule has been set to date.

Daily life

Finding time again

Days shaped by handwork, the market, shared meals and evenings by the fire.

  • In the forge, the blacksmith shows the anvil to a young apprentice

    The trades

    The forge, woodworking, pottery, weaving: skills that are practised and passed on.

  • The market square: the well, the stalls, the baker outside his shop and children running on the cobblestones

    The market

    Around the well and the great linden tree, the stalls of growers and craftspeople.

  • A long table at the tavern: villagers on wooden benches, by the fireplace

    The meals

    At the tavern or the inn, long tables where people take their time.

  • An evening by the fire: a grandfather tells a story to two children

    The evenings

    The fire in the hearth, the spinning wheel, the stories: evenings are spent together.

Daily life, in detailThe village trades

Beyond the walls

A countryside that keeps the village alive

  • The farms

    A sheepfold, a dairy farm and a great barn, with their pastures, hens and haystacks.

  • The fields and the mill

    Wheat, barley, oats, vegetables and hay meadows in long strips, and a windmill in the middle of the fields.

  • The forest and the woodcutters

    At the edge of the woods, the log cabin, stacks of firewood and the charcoal burner’s mound.

See the farms on the map
The windmill, a farm and the strip fields south of the stream
The possibilities

Live, work or stay

In the demo village, every house, shop or workshop can be chosen and customized. Shops and their homes could also be rented, by the month or by the night (indicative rents).

Live

  • 21 houses, from 58 m² to 193 m²
  • 27 homes above the shops
  • Primary or secondary residence
  • Long-term rental, indicative rent from $625 a month
See on the map

Work

  • 27 shops on the square and in the streets
  • A shop to rent, with or without its home, indicative rent from $375 a month
  • 3 workshops on the rue des Artisans, a tavern and an inn
  • 3 farms, the mill and the woodcutters’ hut, for sale
  • 8 towers for care, crafts and activities
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Stay

  • A day visit, clothing provided or your own
  • Nights at the Castel Inn
  • Short-term rental above a shop, from $125 a night (indicative)
  • The market, the tavern, the evenings
See on the map

Living in Castel Roc: your questions

Step-by-step construction

A village that grows in phases

Illustrative scenario: the order and content of the phases may change. No schedule, financing, land or sale is confirmed to date.

The village at step 1: First core

22 places in this phase · phase status: under study

See the village at this step
  • EnvisagedAn idea chosen to illustrate the project. Nothing is committed.
  • Under studyBeing analyzed: feasibility, costs, regulations. No decision has been made.
  • ConfirmedDecision made and resources secured. No building has this status today.
  • Under constructionWork under way on site. No building has this status today.
  • CompletedBuilding finished and occupied. No building has this status today.
Who is it for?

A place for everyone

  • Lovers of the Middle Ages

    Living every day among stone, oak and linen, not just for the length of a festival.

  • Craftspeople

    A workshop on the street, and customers who take the time to appreciate work well done.

  • Those looking for a community

    Neighbours you know, shared tasks, a place in a living village.

  • Those who want to slow down

    When everything speeds up, finding a human pace again, simple gestures and conversations without screens.

What if your place were here?

Choose a house or a shop, customize it, then tell us what draws you.

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