Rigaud, Quebec
Rigaud (French pronunciation: [ʁigo]) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent region. It is located at the junction of the Ottawa River and the Rigaud River, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of downtown Montreal and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Ottawa. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 7,854.
Rigaud | |
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City | |
The church of Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud | |
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
Rigaud Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′N 74°18′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 29 November 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie-Claude Frigault |
| • Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.00 km2 (44.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.23 km2 (38.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 7,854 |
| • Density | 79.2/km2 (205/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 | 1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 3,496 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-40 (TCH) | R-325 R-342 |
| Website | ville |
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