Residential Archives | In the steeple’s shadows from yesterday to today – The story of the churches of Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Catholic church around 1925

The Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Catholic church on the shores of the Saint-Lawrence River around 1925.

Altar of repose during Corpus Christi in 1946, Dorion

Up until the 1960s, Corpus Christi, celebrated 60 days after Easter, was the cause for great manifestations of piety in the parish streets. The procession of children, musicians, […]

Aerial view of the parish center of Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil, 2015

The city of Vaudreuil-Dorion lays on the edge of the Vaudreuil bay (Lake of Two Mountains). At the city’s center, the 1789 seignorial Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil church and […]

Aerial view of the Saint-Clet municipality, 1992

In the heart of vast farmland, the steeple of the Saint-Clet Catholic church testifies to the presence of a local community.

Parish center of Saint-Télesphore, 2010

Rain or shine, church steeples are geographical landmarks that indicate the location of a village.

Aerial view of the Sainte-Justine-de-Newton municipality, 2015

The Sainte-Justine municipality was created in the old Newton Township. The church was built in 1865-1866 to ensure a French-speaking and catholic presence on this territory situated on […]

Church road in the Coteau-Station municipality around 1915

At the heart of the town, the parish center can be identified thanks to the names of the streets, buildings or public spaces surrounding it. It is these […]

Saint-François-Xavier Catholic church, Pointe-Fortune, 2017

This church was built in 1904 and privately sold in 2015. The new owners kept most of the architectural characteristics of the building including the steeple. However, since […]

Aerial view of the Très-Saint-Rédempteur municipality, 2015

An aerial view of the Très-Saint-Rédempteur municipality including the parish center and main road on which the vast majority of this town of 950 inhabitants is built. Over […]

Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Catholic church, Les Cèdres, 2017

Built in the heart of the Les Cèdres municipality and on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, the steeple of the Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Catholic church stands tall. Built […]