Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse | |
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The old Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse | |
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′25″N 73°50′35″W / 45.64028°N 73.84306°W | |
| 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) | |
• 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 |
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Sainte-Thérèse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz]) is an off-island suburb northwest of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.
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.