Sault-au-Récollet (English:

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Rapids) is a neighbourhood in

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. It is located in the eastern edge of the borough of

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, bordering the

Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...

. Autoroute 19 connects Sault-au-Récollet to

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. The neighbourhood was designated as a heritage site by the City of Montreal in 1992. The

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at Sault-au-Récollet is the oldest church on the

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and was built between 1749 and 1752. The

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was annexed by Montreal to from the former borough of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux in 1918. A housing boom, mostly made up of multiplexes, followed in the 1940s and 1950s.

Fort Lorette

The Sulpician missionaries had been operating a mission to the indigenous peoples of the area at

Fort de la Montagne The Fort de la Montagne (also called Fort des Messieurs or Fort Belmont) was an old fortification, the remaining structures of which are located on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fort was constructed in 1685 and parts of it we ...

for about 20 years when they decided to move to Sault-au-Récollet. Part of this decision was due an increase in brandy trade and exposure to alcoholism, and part was to move the fort to a more easily defended section of the island. In 1696, a flock of 210 Algonquins was moved to Fort Lorette under the guidance of

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File:MoulinsSault-au-Recollet.jpg, In 1726 File:Sault-au Recollet.jpg, 1890 File:Asphalte Sault-au-Recollet 1930.jpg, 1930 File:Fort de la Nouvelle-Lorette.png, An illustration of Fort de la Nouvelle-Lorette in 1672

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Neighbourhoods in Montreal Ahuntsic-Cartierville Heritage sites in Quebec (Cultural Heritage Act) {{Quebec-geo-stub

Fort Lorette

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