Geography
It initially consisted of Isle Perrot, the Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third and fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjacent.
When it was re-created in 1966, it was defined to consist of:
- that part of the City of Pierrefonds situated southwest of the Town of Roxboro;
- the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dorion, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
- the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
- the village municipality of Senneville;
- the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
- the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
- the village municipality of Senneville and the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard;
- that part of the City of Pierrefonds lying southwest of the Town of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Rigaud, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue and Vaudreuil;
- in the County of the Île de Montréal: the Village Municipality of Senneville;
- the counties of Vaudreuil and Soulanges.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
- the cities of Dorion, Hudson, L'Île-Cadieux, L'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Rigaud and Vaudreuil;
- the County Regional Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
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