Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vaudreuil-Dorion had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
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| 20,660
| 4.6%
| 48.5%
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| 9,715
| 23.1%
| 22.8%
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| 1,505
| 84.7%
| 3.5%
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| 9,130
| 43.3%
| 21.4%
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| 21,665
| 0.2%
| 57.6%
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| 7,895
| 21.6%
| 21.0%
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| 815
| 114.0%
| 2.2%
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| 6,370
| 50.5%
| 17.0%
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| 21,245
| 14.0%
| 65.2%
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| 6,495
| 56.1%
| 19.9%
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| 610
| 34.4%
| 1.9%
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| 4,240
| 82.4%
| 13.0%
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| 18,630
| 14.6%
| 73.4%
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| 4,160
| 57.9%
| 16.4%
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| 285
| 72.7%
| 1.1%
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| 2,325
| 294.1%
| 9.2%
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| 16,260
| 11.5%
| 82.8%
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| 2,635
| 8.0%
| 13.4%
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| 165
| 36.5%
| 0.8%
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| 590
| 22.9%
| 3.0%
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| 14,580
| n/a
| 80.2%
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| 2,865
| n/a
| 15.8%
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| 260
| n/a
| 1.4%
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| 480
| n/a
| 2.6%
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Economy
Première Moisson Bakery was founded in Dorion in 1991. The products (breads, cakes, pastries and pastries) are still prepared and distributed in its various branches across Quebec. As of July 2013, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vaudreuil-Dorion (CCIVD) will serve the territory of the MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Government
{|class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"
|+Vaudreuil-Dorion federal election results
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Conservative
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Bloc Québécois
! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green
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! 2025
| | 54%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 12,251
| | 24%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 5,368
| | 17%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 3,858
| | 3%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 565
| | 1%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 323
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! 2021
| | 49%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 9,522
| | 15%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,921
| | 22%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 4,340
| | 10%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 2,021
| | 2%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 419
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! 2019
| | 48%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 10,151
| | 11%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,324
| | 25%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 5,166
| | 11%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 2,247
| | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 917
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! 2015
| | 48%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 9,071
| | 13%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,546
| | 15%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 2,894
| | 22%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 4,193
| | 2%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 378
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| style="width: 0.25em; background-color: |
! 2011
| | 12%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 1,761
| | 16%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,292
| | 25%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 3,715
| | 44%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 6,456
| | 3%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 388
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! 2008
| | 21%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 2,776
| | 22%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,872
| | 44%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 5,723
| | 10%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 1,285
| | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 474
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! 2006
| | 25%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 3,104
| | 18%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 2,209
| | 47%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 5,760
| | 5%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 667
| | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 506
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! 2004
| | 36%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 3,992
| | 7%
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| 783
| | 49%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 5,388
| | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| 415
| | 3%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| 360
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"
|+Vaudreuil-Dorion provincial election results
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | CAQ
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal
! colspan="2" scope="col" | QC solidaire
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Parti Québécois
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| rowspan="4" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: |
! 2022
| | 26%
| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 3,012
| | 37%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 4,329
| | 10%
| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 1,206
| | 8%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 890
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! 2018
| | 34%
| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 5,757
| | 38%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 6,548
| | 10%
| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 1,802
| | 11%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 1,878
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! 2014
| | 17%
| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 3,218
| | 57%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 10,950
| | 5%
| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 1,037
| | 18%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 3,465
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! 2012
| | 27%
| style="text-align:right; background:#1E90FF;"| 4,670
| | 40%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| 6,907
| | 6%
| style="text-align:right; background:#FF8040;"| 1,056
| | 23%
| style="text-align:right; background:#87CEFA;"| 4,056
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Vaudreuil-Dorion forms part of the federal electoral district of Vaudreuil—Soulanges and has been represented by Peter Schiefke of the Liberal Party since 2015. Provincially, Vaudreuil-Dorion is part of the Vaudreuil electoral district and is represented by Marie-Claude Nichols of the Quebec Liberal Party since 2014.
List of former mayors:
- Jean Lemaire (1994–1998)
- Réjean Boyer (1998–2005)
- Guy Pilon (2005–2025)
- Paul Dumoulin (2025–)
Infrastructure
The city is the point of intersection for three of Canada's busiest highways: Autoroute 40/Autoroute 30/Autoroute 20 (connecting the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor) and Highway 417 connects to Ottawa and Arnprior, Autoroute 20 and Highway 401 connects Toronto to Montreal and Autoroute 30 is Montreal's Southern Bypass.
Local bus service is operated by Exo La Presqu'Île, connecting to the Vaudreuil and Dorion stations on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.
Education
Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone public schools:
- École Brind'Amour Pavillon P
- École Sainte-Madeleine
- École Saint-Michel
- École Harwood (serves sector Dorion-Garden)
- École du Papillon-Bleu (pavillon St-Jean-Baptiste and pavillon Sainte-Trinité)
- École Hymne-au-Printemps
- École Secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School
- Other sections are zoned to Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Hudson, St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt, and Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare.
Media
CJVD-FM operates studios in Vaudreuil-Dorion, broadcasting at 100.1 FM in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, the West Island and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. On the air since 2008, CJVD airs a French and English hits format spanning from the 1960s to 1995.
Notable people
- Christian Chagnon - handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
- André Hainault - soccer player, Canada and Houston Dynamo
- Constant Montpellier - jockey
- Norbert Murphy - archer, Paralympic bronze medalist
- Hormisdas Pilon - Quebec politician
- Sasha Pokulok - ice hockey defenceman
- Marc-André Servant - ice dancer
- Maxime Deschamps - figure skater
- Lionel Groulx - Quebec nationalist
See also
- List of anglophone communities in Quebec
- List of cities in Quebec
References
External links
- Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion