Vaudreuil-Dorion

Vaudreuil-Dorion (French pronunciation: ​[vodʁœj dɔʁjɔ̃]) is a suburb of Greater Montreal, in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, it is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.

Vaudreuil-Dorion
City
Avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Dorion
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 74°02′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted16 March 1994
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorGuy Pilon
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil—Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingVaudreuil
Area
[2][4]
 • Total92.57 km2 (35.74 sq mi)
 • Land72.65 km2 (28.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total43,268
 • Density595.5/km2 (1,542/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 13.5%
 • Dwellings
17,260
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7T to J7V
Area code(s)450, 579 and 438
Highways
A-20
A-30
A-40 (TCH)
Route 338
Route 340
Route 342
Websitewww.ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca

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 rural area that borders Rigaud, and is separated from the eastern portion by Saint-Lazare and Hudson.

Demographics
Canada census – Vaudreuil-Dorion community profile
20162011
Population38,117 (+14.4% from 2011)33,305 (+29.1% from 2006)
Land area72.73 km2 (28.08 sq mi)72.52 km2 (28.00 sq mi)
Population density524.1/km2 (1,357/sq mi)459.3/km2 (1,190/sq mi)
Median age38.6 (M: 38.0, F: 39.3)37.1 (M: 36.4, F: 37.8)
Total private dwellings14,85313,292
Median household income$77,341$69,772
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 11,473—    
1981 13,357+16.4%
1986 13,722+2.7%
1991 17,107+24.7%
1996 18,466+7.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 19,920+7.9%
2006 25,789+29.5%
2011 33,305+29.1%
2016 38,117+14.4%
2021 43,268+13.5%
Population amounts prior to 1994 are total of Dorion (Ville) and Vaudreuil (Ville).
Source: Statistics Canada

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
37,590
 21,665 0.2% 57.63% 7,895 21.55% 21% 815 114.0% 2.17% 6,370 50.47% 16.97%
2011
32,590
 21,245 14.03% 65.19% 6,495 56.1% 19.93% 610 34.42% 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%

Local government

List of former mayors:[9]

  • Jean Lemaire (1994–1998)
  • Réjean Boyer (1998–2005)
  • Guy Pilon (2005–present)

Transportation

The city is the point of intersection for two of Canada's busiest highways: Autoroute 40/Autoroute 30/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 Exo La Presqu'Île, connecting to the Vaudreuil and Dorion stations on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.

Media

CJVD-FM operates studios in Vaudreuil-Dorion, broadcasting at 100.1 FM in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, the West Island and Valleyfield. On the air since 2008, CJVD airs a French and English hits format spanning from the 1960s to 1995.

Education

Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone public schools:

  • École Brind'Amour Pavillon P
  • École Sainte-Madeleine
  • École Saint-Michel
  • École Harwood (serves sector Dorion-Garden[10])
  • École du Papillon-Bleu (pavillon St-Jean-Baptiste and pavillon Sainte-Trinité)
  • École Hymne-au-Printemps
  • École Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School
  • Other sections are zoned to Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Hudson, St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt, and Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare.[11]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Reference number 287652 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Vaudreuil-Dorion". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  9. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Vaudreuil-Dorion (ville) 16.3.1994 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
  11. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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