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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

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

Other destinations

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  • 1 Côteau-du-Lac Coteau-du-Lac on Wikipedia
  • 2 Les Cèdres] Les Cèdres, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 3 Les Coteaux Les Coteaux, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 4 L'Île-Perrot L'Île-Perrot on Wikipedia
  • 5 Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot on Wikipedia
  • 6 Pincourt Pincourt on Wikipedia
  • 7 Pointe-des-Cascades Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 8 Saint-Clet Saint-Clet, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 9 Sainte-Justine-de-Newton Sainte-Justine-de-Newton on Wikipedia
  • 10 Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 11 Sainte-Marthe Sainte-Marthe, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 12 Saint-Polycarpe Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec on Wikipedia
  • 13 Saint-Télesphore Saint-Télesphore on Wikipedia
  • 14 Saint-Zotique Saint-Zotique on Wikipedia
  • 15 Terrasse-Vaudreuil Terrasse-Vaudreuil on Wikipedia
  • 16 Très-Saint-Rédempteur Très-Saint-Rédempteur on Wikipedia
  • 17 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.

See

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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.


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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.

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Eat

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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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Cope

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