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Vaudreuil-Dorion is a city of 38,000 in RCM of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, in Montérégie region of Quebec, in Canada.

Vaudreuil-Dorion is the result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion. Vaudreuil-Dorion offers a range of infrastructures and many recreational tourism activities near Montreal.

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Collège Saint-Michel

Vaudreuil-Dorion is located north-east of the Suroît region. Vaudreuil-Dorion is an off-island suburb of Greater Montreal. It is on the south shores of the Lake of Two Mountains (French: Lac des Deux Montagnes) at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers, just off the western edge of Île Perrot.

The city consists of two non-contiguous parts: its eastern part is the larger main area along Lake of Two Mountains where the population centres of Vaudreuil and Dorion are located; the western portion is a smaller rural area that borders Rigaud, and is separated from the eastern portion by Saint-Lazare and Hudson.

History

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In 1702, governor of New France Louis-Hector de Callière gave a seigneury to Philippe de Vaudreuil, who was governor of Montreal at the time. Rigaud de Vaudreuil later became governor of New France.

In 1725, the region had only 38 inhabitants. About 1742 people began to be interested in the region and Vaudreuil's population rose. 381 people lived in Vaudreuil in 1765. With the creation of the Grand Trunk Railway, people began to live in Dorion, which was called Vaudreuil Station and named after its first inhabitant Daria Istayeva. Dorion became a village in 1891.

Dorion was bisected by Autoroute 20 which links Downtown Montreal and Toronto via Highway 401 in Ontario. Housing developments began in the 1950s and continued well into the 1970s. Throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, housing began sprouting north and east of Dorion.

Vaudreuil and Dorion merged in 1994, becoming the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion.

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By car

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The city is the point of intersection of three freeways: Autoroute 20, Autoroute 30, Autoroute 40.

  • Autoroute 20 (connecting the Windsor-Quebec City corridor). In Ontario, the highway is named Highway 401 and connects from Toronto.
  • Autoroute 30 is Montreal's southern bypass.
  • Autoroute 40 connects from Montreal and Ottawa. In Ontario, the highway is named Highway 417. Between Montreal and Ottawa, Autoroute 40 and Highway 417 are part of the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway.

By train

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From Montreal, Exo operates commuter trains to Vaudreuil and Dorion stations on Route 11.

  • 1 EXO Vaudreuil Station, 3101, boulevard de la Gare, ☏ +1 514-. Train station. (updated May 2022)
  • 2 EXO Dorion Station, 60, rue de l'Église, ☏ +1 514-. EXO Transit Rail Station. (updated May 2022)

By boat

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A ferry operates for most of the spring, all of the summer, and most of the fall, carrying cars, people, and bicycles from Oka to Hudson across Lac des Deux Montagnes. It departs from Main Road, just east of Bellevue Street. In winter, the lake freezes over and it is sometimes possible to drive on ice across the lake from the ferry terminal in Oka (depending on weather conditions and ice thickness).

Get around

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Map
Map of Vaudreuil-Dorion

Local bus service is operated by CIT La Presqu'Île (Exo), connecting to the Vaudreuil and Dorion stations on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.

  • 1 Maison Trestler, 85 Chemin de la Commune, ☏ +1 450-455-6290. M-F 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, Su 13:00-16:00. Former residence/general store (1798). Art galleries. Tour of house and 3 galleries: adult $5, 7-16 $3.50, 6 and under free. Trestler House (Q3279034) on Wikidata (updated Dec 2018)
  • 2 Maison Valois, 331 Saint-Charles, ☏ +1 450-455-3371 (choose option 6). M-F 09:00-16:30 (Sep-late Jun: closed 12:00-13:00), Sa Su 13:00-16:30; closed on holidays. Heritage building (1796) in the middle of a park by the same name. It serves as the municipal arts and culture centre. Adults $7, seniors $6, students $5, children 7-12 $4, children 6 and under free, family $16. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 3 Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (English: Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional Museum), 431 Saint-Charles, ☏ +1 450-455-2092. Former boys' school in Old Vaudreuil. It was built in 1859 and converted into a regional museum in 1955. Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (Q28040797) on Wikidata (updated Oct 2018)
Saint-Michel Church of Vaudreuil
  • 4 Église Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil (English: Saint-Michel Church of Vaudreuil), 414 Avenue Saint-Charles, ☏ +1 450-455-4282. Historic church was completed in 1787; designated a historical monument by the Government of Québec in 1957. Église Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil (Q3583234) on Wikidata (updated Oct 2018)
  • 5 Maison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil, 186 de l'Anse (House facing Lac des Deux-Montagnes), ☏ +1 450-514-2840. Former house of renowned Québec poet and songwriter Félix Leclerc. Site du patrimoine de la Maison-Félix-Leclerc (Q17291421) on Wikidata (updated Oct 2018)
  • 6 Parc des Ancres, Pointe-des-Cascades (north of Parc St Pierre). A park containing many old anchors in the locality of a disused lock on the Canel de Soulanges with a light house. free. Pointe-des-Cascades (Q3393522) on Wikidata Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec on Wikipedia (updated Jun 2022)
  • Vaudreuil Coast Vineyard, 2692 Harwood Road, ☏ +1 450-424-1660. Tastings mid-Jun to mid-Oct: F-Su 11:00-17:00. One of Quebec's few wineries. (updated Jul 2024)
  • 1 The Kieffer stable (L’écurie Kieffer), Montée d'Alstonvale, ☏ +1 450-458-2769. Riding stable. (updated May 2022)
  • 2 Woohoo, 25 Boul de la cite des jeunes, ☏ +1 450-218-6699. Indoor playground; largest family entertainment centre in Canada and home to the largest play structure maze in all of North America. (updated Oct 2018)
  • 3 Historical Park Pointe-du-Moulin, 2500 Boulevard Don Quichotte, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, ☏ +1 514-453-5936. Pointe-du-Moulin Windmill (Q3325842) on Wikidata (updated Oct 2018)

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Sleep

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  • 1 Chateau Vaudreuil, 21700 Trans Canada Highway, ☏ +1 450-455-0955, toll-free: +1-800-363-7896. 10 hectares of carefully landscaped gardens and lawns on the shore of Lake Deux-Montagnes. A luxury hotel reminiscent of a French chateau, with an entrance hall with marble floor, brass fittings and high ceiling. Pedal boat, canoe, tennis, bike, playground for children, fitness centre, business centre. From $130. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 2 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Vaudreuil-Dorion, an IHG Hotel, 33, boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes, ☏ +1 877-660-8550, toll-free: +1-800-363-7896. From $130. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 3 Motel La Bourgade, 300, boulevard Harwood, ☏ +1 450-455-4032. From $85. (updated May 2022)
  • 4 Motel Vaudreuil, 255 Boisvert. Free WiFi and a 24-hour front desk. Rooms have a desk and a TV with cable channels. Views of the mountains, garden or city in some rooms. The dining area includes a table, microwave, coffee machine and refrigerator. Shuttle service with surcharge. A garden, a terrace and a shared lounge area. From $85. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 5 Motel Seigneurie de Vaudreuil, 154, boul. Harwood (trunk of Highway 20 crossing Dorion), ☏ +1 450-455-3368, toll-free: +1-877-455-3369. Wireless High Speed Internet Access. Rooms are equipped with refrigerator, microwave, air conditioning. Single $60-170, double $65-175. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 6 Camping D'Aoust, 3844, route Harwood, ☏ +1 450-458-7301. Campground offering spacious shaded, sunny or wild sites. The land has two swimming pools with surveillance, a small farm, a convenience store and snack bar. (updated Jun 2022)

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Go next

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  • 1 Hudson — A town on the Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes (Ottawa River), Hudson is blessed with a magnificent urban forest. It is a city of visual arts, music, culture and the outdoors. This city has a great history dating back to the days of New France.
  • 2 Oka — Oka offers a magnificent historical circuit with nine points of historical interest. This is a quaint town with a cheese-making monastery, a large water park, and a Mohawk Indigenous reserve.
  • 3 Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac on Wikipedia — A municipality bordering Lac des Deux-Montagnes, in the western suburbs of Montreal, where cultural and community life is intense. Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac offers a variety of infrastructure and recreational tourism activities: parks and green spaces, sports fields, water games, room rentals, bike path, skating rinks and boat ramps. Boating and other nautical activities are intense on Lac des Deux-Montagnes.
  • 4 Montreal — Metropolis of Quebec, Montreal is a cosmopolitan, island and port city.
  • 5 Pincourt Pincourt on Wikipedia — One of the four municipalities of Île Perrot, Pincourt occupies the western part of the island. Its territory faces the Ottawa River, which meets the St. Lawrence River to the south. Thanks to the Daoust and Pincourt bays, pleasure boating is developed. Despite its small territory, Pincourt offers a variety of infrastructures and recreational tourism activities.
  • 6 Les Cèdres Les Cèdres, Quebec on Wikipedia — Its hybrid territory (agricultural and urban) stretches along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the western suburbs of Montreal, offering resorts and recreational tourism activities (eg boating and other nautical activities). The Soulanges Canal has a heritage character and offers bike paths. The municipality offers an infrastructure (e.g., outdoor base, bike paths, municipal parks) and a range of recreational and tourism services (e.g., sports or leisure activities).
  • 7 Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare, Quebec on Wikipedia — Landlocked in the middle of the land between the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River, Saint-Lazare offers a countryside, forest and urban landscape (in the villages of Saddlebrook, Cedarbrook, Maple Ridge and Saint-Lazare). Saint-Lazarre offers sports and leisure facilities, as well as recreational and tourist activities (e.g., National Day on June 24). Its municipal recreation book demonstrates the intensity of community life.
  • 8 Rigaud — Rigaud is a city that is both picturesque and modern, offering a wide range of infrastructures and recreational activities, thanks to resorts, boating on Lac des Deux-Montagnes, Vieux-Rigaud and Mont Rigaud. The mountain particularly attracts skiers, hikers, climbers, snowshoers, maple syrup and beer lovers and religious tourists.
Routes through Vaudreuil-Dorion
Kingston via ← Coteau-du-Lac ←  W  E  → Montreal → Quebec City (Lévis)
ENDS at ←  W  E  → Salaberry-de-Valleyfield → Sorel-Tracy
Ottawa via ← Hudson ←  W  E  → Montreal → Quebec City
END ← Hudson ←  W AMT Vaudreuil–Hudson Line E  → West Island → Downtown Montreal


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