Vaudreuil-Dorion

Vaudreuil-Dorion
City
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Vaudreuil-Dorion Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°24′N 74°02′W / 45.400°N 74.033°WCoordinates: 45°24′N 74°02′W / 45.400°N 74.033°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	16 March 1994
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Guy Pilon
• Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
• Prov. riding	Vaudreuil
Area[2][4]
• Total	92.80 km^2 (35.83 sq mi)
• Land	72.52 km^2 (28.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	33,305
• Density	459.3/km^2 (1,190/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	29.1 %
• Dwellings	13,292
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J7T to J7V
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 A-30 A-40	Route 338 Route 340 Route 342
Website	www.ville. vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca

Vaudreuil-Dorion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec. It is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, the municipality's population as of 2011 is estimated to be 33,305.

Vaudreuil-Dorion's population is growing quickly as farmland is converted to residential areas and commercial developments.

History

On 23 November 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. Dorion became a village in 1891.

Dorion was bisected by Autoroute 20 which links Downtown Montreal and Toronto via Highway 401 in Ontario. The Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway links between Toronto and Montreal are located in Dorion. 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.

Geography

Vaudreuil-Dorion is located on the south shores of the Lake of Two Mountains at the confluence of the Saint 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, more rural area that borders Rigaud.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 17,109 —     1996 18,466 +7.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 19,920 +7.9% 2006 25,789 +29.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 33,305 +29.1% 2014[8] 36,860 +10.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		32,590		21,245	14.0%	65.19%		6,495	56.1%	19.93%		610	114.0%	1.87%		4,240	82.4%	13.01%
2006		25,400		18,630	14.6%	73.35%		4,160	57.9%	16.38%		285	72.7%	1.12%		2,325	294.1%	9.15%
2001		19,650		16,260	11.5%	82.75%		2,635	8.0%	13.41%		165	36.5%	0.84%		590	22.9%	3.00%
1996		18,185		14,580	n/a	80.18%		2,865	n/a	15.75%		260	n/a	1.43%		480	n/a	2.64%

Infrastructure

Transportation

The city is the point of intersection for two of Canada's busiest highways: Autoroute 40/Autoroute 540/Autoroute 20 (connecting the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor) and Highway 417 connects to Ottawa and Arnprior, Autoroute 20 and Highway 401 connects Toronto to Montreal and Autoroute 30 is Montreal's Southern Bypass.

Local bus service is operated by CIT La Presqu'Île connecting to the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.

Media

CJVD-FM operates studios in Vaudreuil-Dorion, broadcasting at 100.1 FM in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges, West of Montreal-Island (West-Island) and Valleyfield areas. On the air since September 2008, CJVD-FM airs a French and English hits format from 1970 to 1995, as well as the Sixties. It is also available on the Internet at CJVD.CA

Education

École Sainte-Madelaine^[9]

Sainte-Madelaine Elementary school was founded in 1960. It is located on Sainte-Madelaine street and has undergone substantial changes in 1991 through 1993 then again in 1997 through 1998. Furthermore, in 2005, the day care centre was enlarged to satisfy the growing demands of the school population. The school currently hosts elementary students for grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. There are 560 students attending the establishment.

École St-Michel

École Harwood

École Marguerite-Bourgeoys

École du Papillon-Bleu

Pierre Eliott Trudeau Elementary School

École Secondaire de la Cite-des-Jeunes

École Hymne-au-Printemps

Notable people

• Christian Chagnon - handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Meili Faille - politician
• André Hainault - soccer player, Canada and Houston Dynamo
• Constant Montpellier - jockey
• Norbert Murphy - archer, Paralympic bronze medalist
• Hormisdas Pilon - Quebec politician
• Sasha Pokulok - ice hockey defenceman
• Marc-André Servant - ice dancer
• Kuno Wittmer - race car driver
• Dawson Spooner - Vanier College Football

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 287652 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Vaudreuil-Dorion
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/71083/
9. École Sainte-Madelaine

External links

• (French) Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion
• http://www.adbvd.com - Vaudreuil Basesball Association
• Surrounding area - Hudson, Quebec