Terrasse-Vaudreuil is a small municipality on Île Perrot, just west of Montreal Island in Quebec, Canada. Attractions nearby include Le Faubourg de l'Île, the Terrasse-Vaudreuil baseball field, the soccer field, the municipal pool and POLYMOS, a styrofoam company that operates out of an area where gunpowder was produced during World War II. What started as a small cottage community has now evolved into miniature suburbia. Both entrances and exits of Terrasse-Vaudreuil are blocked by CP/CN train tracks, which has caused frustration in the past to residents. However, Terrasse does enjoy a beach that looks out onto Dorion and the Taschereau Bridge.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, Terrasse-Vaudreuil was the site of a large powder magazine.

In 1948, its post office opened under the name Terrasse-Vaudreuil, in reference to its location on Lake of Two Mountains and its view towards Vaudreuil Bay and the town of Vaudreuil. In the 1950s, it began to see rapid residential development. The municipality was formed in 1952 when it separated from the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. In 1963, the post office closed.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 1,812 —     1981 1,753 −3.3% 1986 1,665 −5.0% 1991 1,744 +4.7% 1996 1,977 +13.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,047 +3.5% 2006 1,985 −3.0% 2011 1,971 −0.7% 2016 1,986 +0.8%
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,955		1,320	2.6%	67.52%		440	7.3%	22.51%		40	100.0%	2.04%		155	20.5%	7.93%
2006		1,980		1,355	17.6%	68.43%		410	36.7%	20.71%		20	0.0%	1.01%		195	160.0%	9.85%
2001		2,040		1,645	7.2%	80.64%		300	13.0%	14.71%		20	42.9%	0.98%		75	25.0%	3.67%
1996		1,975		1,535	n/a	77.72%		345	n/a	17.47%		35	n/a	1.77%		60	n/a	3.04%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Donat Bouthillier (1952-1963, 1966-1975)
• Gérard Martin (1963-1966)
• Ronald Bourdeau (1975-1988)
• Paul-Émile Lamarche (1989-1998)
• Bernard Renaud (1998-2005)
• André Reynolds (2005-2009)
• Manon Trudel (2009-2013)
• Michel Bourdeau (2013–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.

• École José-Maria

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Edgewater Elementary School and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec