Rigaud

Rigaud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the county of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in Vallee-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent region. The district is situated at the intersection of Ottawa River and Rigaud River. It is arranged around 70 kilometers west of downtown Montreal and 130 kilometers east of Ottawa. The populace as of the Canada was 7,346. The principle fascination is Mont-Rigaud, a slope with downhill ski runs a tuition based school, a religious community, and a place of worship devoted to the Virgin Mary.

The mountain is likewise home to an uncommon, characteristic shake cultivate known as the "champs de patates", so named in view of the nearby legend that it was at one time a potato field, swung to stone by God on the grounds that the rancher chipped away at Sunday. On the contrary side of the mountain is a private network known as "Mountain Ranches." The center to upper-working class network includes extensive, generally detached building parcels in a lush setting that draws occupants in view of its confined serenity and security.

Thusly, it was the concealing spot for criminal Charlie Wilson, one of the pioneers of the infamous 1963 Great prepare theft in England. This territory was likewise known for its "tree ranches" in the 1970s, giving an assessment sanctuary to the well off, until the point that the duty laws were later changed to require collecting of those "tree ranches". The "Pitcairn Tree Farm", was one such model.