Sainte-Thérèse
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The old Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse
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 Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM. |
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 Sainte-Thérèse
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| Coordinates: 45°38′N 73°51′W / 45.633°N 73.850°WCoordinates: 45°38′N 73°51′W / 45.633°N 73.850°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
| Constituted | June 1, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvie Surprenant |
| • 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 |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 26,025 |
| • Density | 2,716.1/km2 (7,035/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |
 3.2% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J7E |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-640
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 Route 117
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| Website | www |
Sainte-Thérèse 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, Quebec.
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.
The city was for several decades the home of Sicard Industries, the biggest maker of snow blowers in the world. Until 2002, when General Motors shut its doors, it was also the home of the only Canadian automobile assembly plant outside Ontario. Sainte-Thérèse formerly had a number of piano factories, including Pianos Lesage.
Sainte-Thérèse is served by the Sainte-Thérèse commuter rail station on the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Saint-Jérôme line. Local bus service is provided by CIT Laurentides.
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