Sainte-Thérèse Island (Richelieu River)

For other islands in Quebec with similar names, see Sainte-Thérèse Island (disambiguation).

Sainte-Thérèse Island

Native name:

Île Sainte-Thérèse

Sainte-Thérèse Island

Geography
Location| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Coordinates| 45°21′51″N 73°15′35″W﻿ / ﻿45.36417°N 73.25972°W﻿ / 45.36417; -73.25972
Length| 3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Width| 1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Administration

Canada

Additional information
Accessible by two bridges.

L île Sainte-Thérèse (English: Sainte-Thérèse Island) is a river island of the Richelieu River. It belongs to the territory of the municipality of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the Saint-Luc sector, in the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the region administrative Montérégie, in the south of province of Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography

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Sainte-Thérèse Island is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) upstream of the Chambly Basin and 37.4 kilometres (23.2 mi) north of the border between Canada and the United States.

Very elongated in shape, Sainte-Thérèse Island measures approximately 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) in length and a maximum width of 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi). It is connected to the left bank of the Richelieu River by two road bridges spanning the canal (via the pier forming the right bank of the Chambly Canal). The Baillargeon Street, which runs along the west shore of the island, is the island's main road.

The development of the Chambly Canal required the construction of a jetty in order to cut this channel at the height of the northwest part of the island. The rue Sainte-Thérèse which passes on this pier stretches for 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) to the north to join the bridge leading to Île Sainte-Marie located downstream.[1]

This island faces on the west side to the rivière des Iroquois which flows into the channel passing to the west of the island.

## Toponymy

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Île Sainte-Thérèse takes its name from that of Fort Sainte Thérèse, built in 1665 and now disappeared.[2] In all likelihood, the fort would have been located opposite the small Sainte-Marie Island, downstream from Sainte-Thérèse Island.

The toponym "Île Sainte-Thérèse" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

## Occupation

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The Sainte-Thérèse island, once agricultural, is now largely residential. This island is entirely built of private residences. A community center is set up in the northern part of the island.[1]

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographical map, the database and the instrumentation of the site - accessed May 14, 2020.
2. ^ Site de la Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux
3. ^ "Île Sainte-Thérèse".

## See also

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* Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
* Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
* Richelieu River
* Chambly Canal
* List of islands of Quebec

* islands portal