Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
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Sainte-Thérèse is an off-island suburb northwest of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Thérèse | |
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Coordinates: 45°38′N 73°51′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
Constituted | June 1, 1849 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christian Charron |
• Federal riding | Thérèse-De Blainville |
• Prov. riding | Groulx |
Area | |
• Total | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 26,025 |
• Density | 2,716.1/km2 (7,035/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-640 | R-117 |
Website | www |
The town is mostly known as a home for heavy industry, but it is also a centre of recreational and tourist activities. It is near the southern limit of a web of cross-country ski trails which meander through the Laurentides. Heading north, it is possible to undertake several nature-filled days of skiing towards major resort centres such as Mont-Tremblant.
During the summer, many of the ski trails are used as dedicated bicycle paths, making it possible to undertake day-long or week-long cycling excursions through unspoiled areas, from one resort area to another, without sharing the right of way with motorized vehicles.