It reveals itself through the faces of over 30 586 permanent residents, all animated by the same pride. She fans out on a territory of local municipalities of all sizes and of fields of variable priorities, who have predominant values of a rich cultural heritage and also the defence of its natural riches.  

Now there's a wining combination for any new arrival, who will benefit from this rich history, that is solidly embedded  into the heart of its population, also coupled with focused energy towards the future doubled with an enterprising spirit that's both contagious and fulfilling.

By choosing to establish yourself on the territory of any one of our municipalities you will find an oasis of freshness, of tranquility. Once you have made contact with its epicentre, Lachute, you will also taste the diversity of its social and cultural “argenteuilloise” life that expresses itself through many expositions, amateur shows that are “amateur” only in name! You will be able to do business, get entertained, and find yourself.

Having complete infrastructures and public institutions that will answer to all of your needs (primary schools, middle schools, French and English, health centers and social services (hospital and CLSC), clinics, libraries, camping's, arenas, sporting complex, churches of diverse denomination), the territory of the county of Argenteuil is by far the only choice for anyone who is looking for an unequalled quality of life.

Its major events…
Marathon, tournament, race, raid, jamboree, main events…Argenteuil knows how to greet. Winter like in summer, Argenteuil organises, shows off and animates itself.

Its particularities…
Well established towns and villages that strive on fresh air, close to the forest. Breathing! Lachute its epicentre, reputed for its unique character, famous flea market, impressive hydroelectric dam, agricultural fair soon to be bicentennial, dynamic festivals, antiques to die for, a complete animal life to observe…Yes Argenteuil has quite the personality. To discover!

Its relaxing areas…
Taking the time to live, easy when conductive areas are abundant. Well equipped parks, playing fields, public beaches, camping grounds, picnic areas, vacation camps, health centers… Yours to take advantage of!

Its access…
Surrounded by many entry ways, the Argenteuil region spans south-ouest of the Laurentiens. Montréal and Laval to its left, Gatineau and Ottawa on its right, Saint-Jerome and Mirabel close by, many routes brings you to its center: Autoroute 50 here, Routes 148, 158, 327, 329 and 344 there, and everywhere else connected by country roads. Close to everything!

Its heart…
Hearing the beating sound of its towns and villages ,  is perceiving it in its rich patrimony, seizing it through the work of its inspired artists. To vibrate!

Its reason…
Well structured schools, cultural activities, sportive and recreational, a health center and social services, clinics, diverse institutions, practical and south after boutiques, an expanding industrial area…bilingualism everywhere. Here, we say: in Argenteuil…its good living!

Hidden for way to long, the region of Argenteuil finally lifts the curtain on its riches. Four seasons for five senses.

Its nature…
Adorned of its most beautiful pallet, sometimes wild, at other times domesticated, always preserved, here nature let's itself be taken by surprise by foot, by ski, by horseback, by bike, by snowmobile, by kayak, by canoe…To be seen!
From her, flows three great rivers that are abundant of activities:  the spirited Rouge, Outaouais the historic and sinuous descendant of the north. Like a bowl of water Argenteuil's territory is speckled with as many as 450 lakes nestled in the heart of mounds and valleys…forest green during summer, sparkling white during winter. Beneath her, groundwater that is exceptionally pure…To drink!

Its sports…
There are legions of sport enthusiasts because of what Argenteuil has to offer. As a bonus, natures surrounding adds pleasure to the effort. Golf courses, bicycling, horse back riding, cross-country skiing in abundance; dog sledding, ice surfaces outdoors and indoors for figure skaters or hockey players. A choice area is reserved for hunters, fisherman, kayakers and canoeists.  For fans of extreme sensations, rafting is a must!  

Its green route…
Total of 54 km. The green route serpentines its way through the décor of Argenteuil, enchanting the observer, the runner, the cyclist, the skater. Well defined towns and villages, an asphalted and forested corridor makes it a proper site, a suspended pass way over a large river where catfish and yellow pikes splash about including water and wading birds. To be observed!

Its agricultural tourism attractions…
In any season, Argenteuil can be savoured by its country style home cooking, through its sugar shacks or its fields of small fruits. A varied assortment of products cultivated from the land can be had from all corners of this paradise of agribusiness. We invite to visit exotic breeding, to self pick apples or the Christmas trees, to a fair... To taste!

Year after year the Argenteuil region keeps increasing its number tourist attractions, to the delight of its daily visitors, for just a stay or even for a season. The constant evolution of all corners of the county enables it to offer a gamut of so many diverse activities, anytime, every member of the family will find pleasure. And the ones that come back absolutely know something about it!

If you had to choose just one day in Argenteuil, it would perhaps be a summer Tuesday, the day of the very popular Lachute flea market. Would you come back with friends perhaps on a Wednesday to do rafting while descending the tumultuous “rivière” Rouge, or on a Thursday among colleagues for a golfing outing at one of the five splendid courses of the region! And why not a Friday to visit all of Carillon and its hydroelectric center, also “la maison du collecteur” and the regional museum of Argenteuil, perhaps completing your day with a picnic on the banks of the Outaouais river, well satiated while admiring a flamboyant sun down!

When enjoying a tranquil joyride in Argenteuil, between silence, retreat and astonishment, hidden areas can be discovered.  Health centers opens doors to relaxation or finding your roots. On your way, where people's lives have been going on for centuries, well visible traces have been left every which way on the territory. So by taking one of it's sinuous roads, often panoramic, seeking perhaps a village, a church, a particular architecture, an artist, a farm with a special breed of animals…It's no wonder that Argenteuil inspires the big world of motion pictures (www.filmlaurentides.ca)! It's your choice, you can create your very own trajectory, or you can choose a theme circuit already concocted for you such as a canoe circuit!

There are plenty of one day activities. So this makes it easier to establish a full itinerary if ever your stay is prolonged. If you're thinking of different trails available during winter or summer: cross country skiing, snow shoeing, snowmobiling, or an ATV trek, hiking or by bike through mounts and valleys (www.samedivelo.com). The green route find its way through Argenteuil, you will find that some of its sections are quite exhilarating. The region is also frequented for its hunting and fishing that is practiced throughout the different seasons. In Argenteuil the air is as fresh as the food on the table!

Because of the diversity and the accessibility its home products, grown or otherwise, agro tourism is a force to reckon with in Argenteuil. At any time you can come across an area that is favourable to nourishing your senses, especially your sense of taste! As soon as the snow melts, the many maple groves and their popular sugar shacks are mouth watering for everyone with a sweet tooth. Dispersed on the territory many charming country setting restaurants that offer home style cocking visit a farm or pick your own small fruits that would open up anyone's appetite. After a hardy meal, wait and relax till the next day comes. Argenteuil knows how to accommodate you with many different types of lodging, since visitors have a choice, from camping to quality hotels, hostels, a cabin or even a summer camp.

Argenteuil did its due diligence and opened its territory to the popular “Route verte” that criss-crosses over 4300 km of Quebec, a route that can be entirely followed by bicycle, this achievement was done not without hiccups. In fact making the Argenteuil region accessible to bicyclists in a secure fashion was an invitation impossible to pass for the county of Argenteuil  and its multiple partners.

Today the « Route verte » goes through four of Argenteuil's municipalities, they are; Saint-Andre d' Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Grenville et Grenville-sur-Ia-Rouge, for a total of 54 km. Since its official inauguration in November 2005, the “Route verte” of Argenteuil grows in popularity amongst cyclists,  hikers, skaters and skiers for many reasons.

The Desjardins gangway, this impressive piece of work of 65 meters in length overhanging the north river that brings you to the Von Allmen multi resource wooded area. The Desjardins Argenteuil gangway is without saying the most distinctive element of the Route verte” in Argenteuil and has quickly become the signature part of the route. Connecting two coveted shore banks, this imposing structure is by itself worth the detour.  

Leaving the famous gangway there is nothing but an asphalted surface, the user is literally plunged in to the forest. The pathway undulates softly between the trees, sometimes invited to take a break by reading one of the information panels on your path or to let the kids stretch their legs in one of the playing modules found on your way. You will also come across other pathways named after birds, a nice way perhaps to remember that man shares this little part of heaven.  A showcase from which you can catch a sight of the landscape that is half forest, half aquatic, a stopover is a must as to take a walk through the marsh where you will hear amphibians croak.

A few mores pushes on the pedals will permit you to get to the old railway tracks, straitening out the pathway, and that, on many more kilometres right to the Brownsburg-Chatham municipal camp ground that is situated on the banks of the Outaouais River.

The taste of water
Knowing that the territory of Argenteuil has as many lakes as Swiss cheese has holes and has just as many rivers, its no wonder that the “Route verte” makes its way alongside many of its water ways. From east to west she is in close contact with the North river, the Outaouais river and the Rivière Rouge.  This trajectory is composed of many particular attractions such as picnic areas found on the waters edge, panoramic views can be found on many kilometers.

The circuit
A vast majority of the circuit is a shared circuit, along provincial routes such as; route 344, 327 and 148. You ride the shoulders that are built for this purpose. Other parts are also shared with municipal road ways, otherwise the rest is on site.

This 54 km bicycling link permits cyclists to connect the Laurentiens to the Outaouais region. Province wide, the “Route verte” constitutes the largest “green” site of the decade. In the county of Argenteuil, it's not yet finished, other pathways will be soon completed and other major events are planned. And to say that its already beautiful !

« What I like here is the landscape, the view from above is sprinkled with water, lakes everywhere, dressed in fluffy forests, opened on valleys that reek of silence. It's inspirering! »
Carroll the artist from Harrington

“It's nice to know that I'm leaving a piece of history to my children and grand children when I chose Argenteuil to live in. All it takes is to follow the footprints left by the ancesters: first the French, the Americans and the Scottish then the Irishman. You will find traces of them all over the territory. The history here is beautiful because it's plural.”
Sweet Marie-Louise, mother of Pierre, grand-mother to Charles, from Saint-André d'Argenteuil

“The last time that I saw my uptown friends, we visited 36 churches in all of Argenteuil ! I was as impressed as they were, even better, I was proud…This is my home here! It was august so we added to our circuit “La Route des Arts”. They left with intense souvenir exchanges with the artist painter, the sculpter,  the glass blower, the jeweller, the potter and the craftsman.”
The bubbling Thomas the “Barron” of Lakefield

« I've been here for 10 years now, if I hardly gotten older, Argenteuil has already changed a lot and that enchants me! Theatrical productions, La Cours des Miracles, l'itinérante Ma tente a lire pour son fiston à son camps de jour, On se donne des airs, Dimanche en Tam Tam…Its so very much culturally different! »
Christiane,  Grenville-sur-la-Rouge resident.

«  The CAMMAC musical center, both feet in the water…WOW! What a duo! Summer Sundays, after a mind-blowing concert, me and my wife also come to share a bruch with our neighbors. Its not a secret, our daughter now a pianist, spent many weeks at this summer camp! We have adopted this small corner of paradise!”
Jean-Sébastien of Brownsburg-Chatham

“Me and my friends, love everything about culture, and in our parts, its often free : visual art expositions, open air concerts, festivals, every major popular gatherings and all our themed routes, its crazy! When the time comes to recharge one's batteries, you can opte for the Tam Bao Son bouddhiste monastery, for the Saint-Monastère-Vierge-Marie.-la-consolatrice  for its  goat cheeses, ah yes!”
The effervescent Louisa from Wentworth, student and future nurse at the CSSS  

« My parents every season would always sign me up for activities at the Maison de la culture. I go along with my best friend. I'm also a subscriber of the library, every week I borrow a new book to read. Today I have chosen a novel, its so cool because it is written by a local author!”
The young Jean-Marc from Lachute