Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Vaudreuil-Soulanges is a regional county municipality (RCM) of Montérégie, Quebec. Its head office is in Vaudreuil-Dorion.

Understand

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Cities

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Map of Vaudreuil-Soulanges

  • 45.45-74.151 Hudson — drive down Main Road to see the old houses, autumn foliage and lakeviews
  • 45.5667-74.38332 Pointe-Fortune — take a tour of the Carillon Dam, the most powerful hydroelectric plant on the Ottawa
  • 45.4833-74.33 Rigaud — a mountain town in Vaudreuil County that attracts skiers, hikers, maple syrup lovers and Catholic religious tourists
  • 45.4-74.0333334 Vaudreuil-Dorion — the city has several historic monuments and buildings, and one of Quebec's few wineries
  • 45.233333-74.3333335 Rivière-Beaudette — a destination for pleasure boating and resorts

Other destinations

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  • 45.3-74.1833331 Côteau-du-Lac Coteau-du-Lac on Wikipedia
  • 45.3-74.052 Les Cèdres] Les Cèdres, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.283333-74.2333333 Les Coteaux Les Coteaux, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.3833-73.954 L'Île-Perrot L'Île-Perrot on Wikipedia
  • 45.366667-73.9333335 Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot on Wikipedia
  • 45.383333-73.9833336 Pincourt Pincourt on Wikipedia
  • 45.333333-73.9666677 Pointe-des-Cascades Pointe-des-Cascades on Wikipedia
  • 45.35-74.2166678 Saint-Clet Saint-Clet, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.3667-74.41679 Sainte-Justine-de-Newton Sainte-Justine-de-Newton on Wikipedia
  • 45.4-74.133310 Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.4-74.311 Sainte-Marthe Sainte-Marthe, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.3-74.312 Saint-Polycarpe Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 45.293611-74.3913 Saint-Télesphore Saint-Télesphore on Wikipedia
  • 45.25-74.2514 Saint-Zotique Saint-Zotique on Wikipedia
  • 45.4-73.98333315 Terrasse-Vaudreuil Terrasse-Vaudreuil on Wikipedia
  • 45.433333-74.38333316 Très-Saint-Rédempteur Très-Saint-Rédempteur on Wikipedia
  • 45.4-74.033317 Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac on Wikipedia

Get in

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By public transport

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The region is served from Montreal by the Exo La Presqu’Île and Exo Sud-Ouest bus services as well as the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.

By car

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The Autoroute du Souvenir (A-20) connects Montreal to Toronto through the municipalities along the St. Lawrence River.

The passage from the island of Montreal is via the Taschereau between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Île Perrot, and the Galipeault bridge between Île Perrot and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

The Félix-Leclerc Autoroute (A-40), a segment of the Trans-Canada Highway, connects Montreal to Ottawa and Winnipeg to the west. This highway serves the municipalities along the Ottawa River, as well as Saint-Lazare. It crosses the Lac des Deux Montagnes towards Senneville by the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge.

The Autoroute de l'Acier (A-30) connects Vaudreuil-Dorion to Sorel-Tracy in the northeast. This road connects the different parts of Montérégie and serves as Montreal's southern ring road . It crosses the St. Lawrence River by the Serge-Marcil bridge between Les Cèdres and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

Get around

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The cycle routes include the green route 5, which runs alongside the Soulanges canal.

The main historic sites include the Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site, the Pointe-du-Moulin windmill, the Trestler House and the Félix-Leclerc House.


Annually, in the first half of October, the deciduous trees are adorned with bright colours, before the leaves fall to the ground. This period is ideal for nature hikes, particularly at: Les Forestiers-de-Saint-Lazare Nature Park, Pointe-des-Cascades Nature Park, Mont Rigaud or the Pavillon Pointe-Fortune trail.

The main culinary products of interest in the region include honey and blueberry products at the Au fin délice blueberry farm in Très-Saint-Rédempteur.

Drink

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