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Rigaud occurs as municipality around southwestern Quebec, Canada in Vaudreuil-Soulanges at the junction of the Ottawa River (Riviere des Ouatouais) and a Rigaud River. These are a uttermost american suburban area of Montreal. A commuter to downtown Montreal starts at a Rigaud station. Its independent attraction is Mont-Rigaud, the little mountain using declivitous ski diarrhethe, the personal school (Collège Bourget), a monastery, and the shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes). A mountain is likewise at home to an unusual, natural rockery called a "champs de patates", and so known as because of a local legend that it was another time the potato field, turned to stone by God because the farmer worked on the Sabbath. On the paired side of the mountain occurs as residential community called "Mountain Ranches." the middle to upper-middle class community features big, mostly secluded building lots inside a wooded setting that draws residents because of its isolated tranquility & privacy. When such, it was a concealment place for momentaneous Charlie Wilson, one of the leaders of the ill-famed 1963 Great train robbery in England. This region was besides known for its "tree farms" in the 1960's & 1970's, providing a shelter for the easily bump off, until the taxation laws were late changed to call for harvest of victims "tree farms". A "Pitcairn Tree Farm", was a single such lesson. Too placed in Rigaud occurs as expert instruction center for the Canada Border Services Agency.
Based on data from a 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
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Centre de Peche La Madeleine An ice fishing centre near Montreal with services including renting equipment and fishing huts for families and groups up to 50 persons. Includes a photo album, rates and packages and an online reservation form. Sucrerie de la Montagne A maple sugar shack and traditional Quebec pioneer village, featuring a small village of original log cabins. Sells a variety of maple products and offers the cabins for accommodations or dinners. Sucrerie Lavigne A maple sugar shack with local music and room to dance, a roaring fireplace, pancakes, soup and other things to eat. Includes menu and location. Auberge du Mont Rigaud An inn which stands on the hillside near Bourget College in Rigaud, near snowmobile and bicycle trails. Provides photo gallery. Ranch les Beaux Bisons A ranch that breeds and raises bison. Describes the breeds and the products available. Centre de Peche La Madeleine Fishing Centre An ice fishing centre near Montreal with services including rental equipment and huts for families and groups of up to 50 persons. |
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