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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
La Vallée-du-Richelieu is a regional county municipality (RCM) of Montérégie, Quebec. In the 21st century, the Richelieu River is very popular for both U.S. and Canadian recreational boaters, providing a connection that can bring boaters all the way from the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River to New York Harbor.
Route 223 (rue du Rivage, Rue Richelieu and other names) connects the towns along the west bank of the Richelieu River, and route 133 (Chemin des Patriotes) connects the towns along the east bank.
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a picturesque town with facilities for boating
has many islands for recreational activities and the Fort Sainte-Thérèse historic site
hosts the historic Fort Chambly and Chambly Canal
offers recreational and tourist activities, mainly focused on restaurants, pleasure boating on the Richelieu River, cultural activities, and artists' and craftsmen's shops
an important apple-growing region offering agrotourism, pleasure boating, and hiking
a small town with picturesque and contemporary charm
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a municipality with a riverside, rural landscape and a great historical heritage, of the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada. Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu is a recreational tourist destination facing Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, on the opposite bank.
its old town has many rustic posh houses bearing witness to the great local history
a recreational, nautical and agricultural destination with marinas and other services for travellers/boaters;
a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, it hosts a museum about the 1837 Patriote rebellion
has earned the distinction of "Fleurons du Québec" for its horticultural and landscape attractions
part of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, it has a great historical heritage
an industrial city and aerial recreational tourism destination with two golf clubs
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