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Fort Chambly National Historic Site

Located on the banks of the Richelieu River in the municipality of Chambly, only 35 km south of Montreal, Fort Chambly National Historic Site is accessible by car, bicycle and public transit.

Find all the information you need to plan your next outing: Operation hours, fees, directions and more.

Services and information

Hours of operation

Check the dates and hours of operation of the site, as they vary with the seasons.

Fees

Enjoy free admission for youth 17 and under, and see daily visitors fees and equipment rental fees.

Attractions and tourism

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Meetings and event rentals

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How to get here

Fort Chambly National Historic Site is located 35 km from Montreal and 235 km from Quebec City.

directions

Location

2 De Richelieu Street
Chambly QC J3L 2B9

Phone
450-658-1585

Email
fortchambly@pc.gc.ca

Directions

By car
There are three ways to get to Fort Chambly from Montreal:

Take the Champlain bridge, follow highway 10 eastward, take exit 22 (Chambly - Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu) and follow the signs to Fort Chambly.
Take the Jacques-Cartier bridge, take the exit for Taschereau boulevard and then the exit for route 116 (Saint-Hubert), then take exit 8 for autoroute 30 west towards Brossard, take exit 115 (Cousineau Blvd. - Chemin Chambly) and follow the signs to Fort Chambly.
Take the Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel south, continue on highway 20 eastward, take exit 98 for highway 30 west towards Brossard, take exit 115 (Cousineau Blvd. - Chemin Chambly) and follow the signs to Fort Chambly.

There is one way to get to Fort Chambly from Quebec City:

Take highway 20 westbound, exit 112 to route 223 southbound and follow the signs to Fort Chambly.

Parking lots
There are two parking lots for visitors to Fort Chambly, P1 and P2, both accessible from Bourgogne Avenue. If the Fort Chambly parking lots are full, you can find parking spaces nearby, including the Chambly Canal parking lot at Parc des Ateliers, located at 1840 Bourgogne Avenue in Chambly. A parking fee is required.

By public transit
There are two bus terminals, one in downtown Montreal and one in Longueuil, which offer bus routes to Fort Chambly. There is a bus stop in front of the main entrance to Fort Chambly, at the corner of Bourgogne Avenue and Du Fort Street.

By bicycle
Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada is located a few hundred meters from the Chambly Canal bicycle path. The Chambly Canal bike path also connects the Montérégiade II path, the Vallée-des-forts pathand the Montée du Fort-Chambly path.