5-778: Sainte-Thérèse Island (or Île Sainte-Thérèse , in French) may refer to: Seigneurie de l'Île-Sainte-Thérèse , one of the seignories constituting Varennes, Quebec Canada L'Île-Sainte-Thérèse , neighborhood in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Quebec, Canada Sainte-Thérèse Island (Richelieu River) , an island in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada Sainte-Thérèse Island (St. Lawrence River) , an island in Varennes, Quebec, Canada Topics referred to by
10-535: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Varennes, Quebec Varennes is an off-island suburb of Montreal , in southwestern Quebec , Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality . The city is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Downtown Montreal . The population as of
15-594: The Canada 2011 Census was 20,994. In 2015, the population is listed at 24,000. The history of Varennes starts with the arrival of the Régiment de Carignan-Salières in New France . René Gaultier, sieur de Varennes , was given three concessions by intendant Jean Talon in 1672, le Tremblay, la Gabelle and Varennes. Jaques-René, one of his sons, was the second seigneur of Varennes. Five seignories later composed
20-596: The Varennes parish. They were the seignories du Cap de Varennes, de l'île Sainte Thérèse, de Grand Maison, du Cap de la trinité and du Cap Saint-Michel . The town was captured by the British in 1760 during the Montreal Campaign . It was part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) , then of Lower Canada , before it returned to being part of Quebec again in 1867 due to Canadian Confederation . Varennes gained
25-478: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sainte-Thérèse Island . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Thérèse_Island&oldid=1117322931 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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