Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Administrative sector in Mauricie region, Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Jean-des-Piles is an administrative sector in the Mauricie region that stretches along the Saint-Maurice River through dense forests and multiple lakes. The area offers diverse outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking, and wildlife observation.

The sector was founded as an independent municipality in 1897 and maintained that status for over a century. It merged with six other sectors to form the expanded city of Shawinigan in 2002.

Saint-Jean-des-Piles calls itself the canoe capital of Quebec: its lakes and streams supported a boat- and canoe-building industry, and the name Piles may recall the stacked sedimentary layers that outcrop in this part of the Mauricie. The sector forms the main gateway to Mauricie National Park, on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River.

Saint-Jean-des-Piles lies on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River and forms the main entrance to Mauricie National Park. The sector is reached by road from Shawinigan; the park entrance and its trailheads sit at the northern edge of the built-up area.

Saint-Jean-des-Piles is known as the canoe capital of Quebec: its many lakes and streams supported a boat- and canoe-building industry, and it is the main gateway to Mauricie National Park on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River.