Sault-au-Récollet
Sault-au-Récollet (Recollet Rapids, in English) is a neighbourhood in Montreal. It is located in the eastern edge of the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville bordering the Rivière des Prairies. Autoroute 19 connects Sault-au-Récollet to the city of Laval. The neighbourhood was designated as a heritage site by the city of Montreal in 1992.[1]
Recollet Rapids | |
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| Sault-au-Récollet | |
 Visitation Church | |
  Recollet Rapids Location of Sault-au-Récollet in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45.57764°N 73.64582°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Ahuntsic-Cartierville |
The Church of the Visitation at Sault-au-Récollet is the oldest church on the Island of Montreal, was built between 1749 and 1752. The Streetcar suburb was annexed by the former Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux in 1918. A housing boom, mostly made up of multiplexes, followed in the 1940s and 1950s.
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In 1726
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1930
References
- "Neighbourhood Sault-au-Récollet - Discovery". NEIGHBOURHOODS AND SITES. Heritage Montreal. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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