Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec
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Terrasse-Vaudreuil is a small municipality on Île Perrot
, just west of Montreal Island in Quebec
, Canada
. Attractions nearby include the Faubourg de l'Ile, the Terrasse-Vaudreuil baseball field, the soccer field, the municipal pool and POLYMOS, a styrofoam company that operates out of an area where gunpowder was produced during World War II. What started as a small cottage community has now evolved into miniature suburbia. Both entrances and exits of Terrasse-Vaudreuil are blocked by CP/CN train tracks, which has caused frustration in the past to residents. However, Terrasse does enjoy a lovely beach that looks out onto Dorion and the Taschereau Bridge
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Île Perrot
Île Perrot is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes....
, just west of Montreal Island in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Attractions nearby include the Faubourg de l'Ile, the Terrasse-Vaudreuil baseball field, the soccer field, the municipal pool and POLYMOS, a styrofoam company that operates out of an area where gunpowder was produced during World War II. What started as a small cottage community has now evolved into miniature suburbia. Both entrances and exits of Terrasse-Vaudreuil are blocked by CP/CN train tracks, which has caused frustration in the past to residents. However, Terrasse does enjoy a lovely beach that looks out onto Dorion and the Taschereau Bridge
Taschereau Bridge
Taschereau Bridge is a bridge linking Pincourt, on Île Perrot, to Vaudreuil-Dorion, in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges RMC across the West Channel of the Ottawa River. The bridge was originally built in 1925, and was doubled in 1964, as part of the same project as Galipeault Bridge, which links the island...
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Population
Population trendCensus | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2006 | 1,985 | 3.0% |
2001 | 2,047 | 3.5% |
1996 | 1,977 | 13.4% |
1991 | 1,744 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
French only | 1,355 | 68.43% |
English only | 410 | 20.71% |
Both English and French | 20 | 1.01% |
Other languages | 195 | 9.85% |