Chambly

Understand

History Descendants of European immigrants have lived in Chambly since the 17th century, but Chambly was not incorporated as a city until 1965. In 1609, Samuel de Champlain passed through the area that came to be the site of the town of Chambly.

Chambly is home to the massive Fort Chambly, built with local stone between 1709 and 1711 in the style of Vauban's classic French fortifications. It was built at the mouth of a large basin, on the site of successive wooden forts dating back to 1665. Fort Chambly was the largest in a series of fortifications on the shores of what is now called the Richelieu River. It soon came to be known by the name of its first commanding officer, Jacques de Chambly, to whom the surrounding seigniory was granted in 1672. It was intended to protect New France in general (and Montreal specifically) from attack from hostile natives and the English. A small local population clustered around the fort, and the entire area eventually became known as Chambly as well.

Chambly is also known for the Chambly Canal. It was built in 1843 to bypass several kilometers of successive Richelieu River rapids between the towns of Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Part of a series of waterways connecting the Saint Lawrence River and New York City, Chambly Canal was built to facilitate commercial traffic between Canada and the United States. Trade dwindled after World War I, and as of the 1970s, traffic has been replaced by recreational vessels. Today the canal is enjoyed by tourists and more than 7,000 pleasure boats in the summer, and ice skaters in the winter.

Local information Town of Chambly municipal council website

Getting there

By car Chambly is about 30 km from Montreal. Take Autoroute 10 E out of Montreal, turn left onto Autoroute 30 (direction Sorel-Tracy), then right on to Route 112 (Boul. Cousineau).

By bus From Montreal's Centre-Ville terminal, take Exo bus 400 or 401 ($7), and transfer at the Stationnement incitatif Chambly to Exo bus 13 ($4). (Dec 2018)

Getting around

Its principal roads are Route 112, Route 223 (Chemin du Richelieu, along the Richelieu River) and the northern end of Highway 35 (becoming Boulevard Fréchette).

CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan. Commuter and local bus services. (updated Dec 2018)

See

1 Fort Chambly, 2 rue De Richelieu, ☏ +1 450-658-1585, toll-free: +1-888-773-8888. Mid-May to mid-Jun: daily 10:00-17:00; mid-Jun to early Sep: daily 10:00-18:00; early Apr-mid May and early Sep to mid-Oct: W-Su 10:00-17:00. A French fort built in the 1700s. The fort is run by Parks Canada and is designated a National Historic Site of Canada, and houses a museum and interpretive centre. It also hosts historical re-enactments of military drills and contemporary cultural events. Adults $5.70, seniors 65+ $4.95, youth $2.95, families/groups (up to 7 people with maximum of 2 adults) $14.35. (updated Dec 2018)

2 Chambly Canal, ☏ +1 450-658-4381. The city of Chambly is at the north end of the Chambly Canal, a national historic site. Built to bypass the rapids of the Richelieu River and facilitate trade between Canada and the United States, commercial traffic dwindled after World War I and the canal now sees more traffic from recreational boats. It's also used by ice skaters in the winter. It is a National Historic Site run by Parks Canada.

3 St-Joseph of Chambly Church, 164 Rue Martel. It was built between 1880 and 1881. It faces the Chambly basin. The parish was founded in 1665. (updated Dec 2018) 4 Cafe-Theatre de Chambly, 2447, avenue Bourgogne, ☏ +1 450-447-2953. Produces plays 12 months a year (in French). Room offering a variety of shows: comedy, song, theater, music. (updated Dec 2018) 5 Pôle culturel de Chambly (Chambly Cultural Centre), 1625 boul. de Périgny, ☏ +1 450-658-2711. Cultural centre housing the municipal library and equipped with a multifunctional performance hall. This room offers the public of Chambly and Montérégie a rich and diversified program. The exhibition of works by Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse, known as Albani, singer on the greatest stages in the world, is permanently presented at the entrance to the Cultural Centre of Chambly. (updated May 2022)

Do

Non-municipal recreation

1 Chambly Marina (Marina de Chambly), 1765, avenue Bourgogne (Located at the mouth of the Chambly Canal), ☏ +1 450-658-7308. Marina offering docking docks and visitor dock rentals for recreational boats. Launching ramp and grounding. Service of mechanical parts for pleasure boating. Nearby: restaurant, grocery store, convenience store and SAQ. (updated May 2022) 2 Centre nautique Gervais-Désourdy, 1577 avenue Bourgogne (on the southwest shore of the Chambly Basin), ☏ +1 450 658-6436. Safe boat rental service: pedal boats, canoes, paddle boards, recreational kayaks and sea kayaks. (updated May 2022) 3 Poseidon Nautical Centre (Centre nautique Poseidon), 1737 avenue Bourgogne (Located at the mouth of the Chambly Canal), ☏ +1 450-593-1605. Personal watercraft and water sports equipment rental service. (updated May 2022) 4 Épic Gym Chambly, 615, rue Sénéchal, ☏ +1 450-447-5522. Fitness room. Subscription offer. Sports shop. (updated May 2022) 5 Crunch Fitness - Chambly, 1705 avenue Bourgogne, ☏ +1 450-447-3735. Sports training center equipped with modern and varied equipment, changing rooms with showers, sauna. This center also offers group classes. (updated May 2022) 6 Karate Sportif Chambly, 845 boul. de Périgny, ☏ +1 450-695-1717. Karate school established since 1992 offering a distinctive personal development program well beyond self-defense. (updated May 2022)

Municipal recreation 7 Centre Sportif Robert Lebel, 995 avenue Simard (Located in Robert Lebel Park), ☏ +1 450-658-8333. Municipal arena. (updated May 2022) 8 Complexe aquatique de Chambly (Chambly aquatic complex), 525 boul. Brassard, ☏ +1 450-447-5577. The program is available on the portal. Sport centre offrant divers programmes de formation en sauvetage, natation, sports aquatiques (plongeon et initiation à la nage synchronisée) et mise en forme, pour tous les âges. (updated May 2022) 9 Tennis Gilles-Villeneuve, boul. Brassard (Located in Bouthillier-Lareau Park), ☏ +1 450-4

Buy

Its main commercial areas are along boulevard Périgny (route 112) and avenue Bourgogne.

1 Centre Commercial Chambly, 1255 Boulevard de Périgny. M-W 09:30-18:00, Th F 09:30-21:00, Sa 09:30-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00. Small shopping centre with a Hart discount department store and Metro grocery. (updated Dec 2018) 2 Chambly public market (Marché public de Chambly), 1999 av. Bourgogne, ☏ +1 450-525-8009. Public market in the Parc de la Commune. (updated May 2020) 3 FGL Cycles, boul. Brassard, [email protected]. Used bicycle store. Training service offer on cycling, bicycle mechanics and morphological positioning. Expertise since 1999. (updated May 2020)

Others 4 La Galerie de Miss Rey, 1642 av. Bourgogne, ☏ +1 514-730-7668. Summer W 11:00-17:00, Th F 11:00-21:00, Sa Su 12:00-17:00; winter F Sa 16:00-20:00, Su 12:00-17:00