Vaudreuil-Dorion is ideally located at the intersections of highways 20, 30 and 40, making it the region’s commercial center, where most major brands have factory outlets. This is a fast-growing area, whose population has doubled in the last 15 years to over 38,000. Growth has been well-planned to ensure an abundance of parks, sports fields, arenas and other amenities. In 2016, the Minister of Health and Social Services officially announced the location of the future Vaudreuil-Soulanges hospital, which will break ground in 2018.

The town boasts many cultural attractions, including the Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, located in a former schoolhouse completed in 1859, and the Maison Trestler, a former fur trading post dating back to 1798.

Numerous events and festivals take place in the region, such as the Mozaik parade, the circus festival, the historic Seigneuriales event and the Tour Félix.

Vaudreuil-Dorion boasts a large number of sports facilities, including a skate park, beach volleyball courts, an artificial turf soccer field and the region’s largest sports center. Vaudreuil-Dorion borders Lac des Deux Montagnes and Lac Saint-François on the St. Lawrence River. Magnificent riverside parks enable residents to enjoy water and ice sports. Windsurfers and skydivers can often be seen flying over water and ice!

The region has 9 elementary schools, 7 French, one trilingual and one English. There’s also a very large French lycée and an adult education school.

Being situated between three freeways means easy access for commuters. There are also two train stations, an express bus to the metro and a specialized paratransit service. There is also a local bus system, the RTM, which serves Vaudreuil-Dorion, L’Île-Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Rigaud, Saint-Lazare and Hudson.

As visitors walk along rue Saint-Charles, near the water, they can see the words “Je suis…”, written in large bold letters, on a stone foundation in the Parc de la Maison-Valois. The statue is part of a project launched in 2010 to promote dialogue and respect for differences through active citizen participation in community creativity, culture and reinvention. Citizens can come together, interact and get to know each other, giving them a sense of belonging to the community, whatever their origins.