Coteau-du-Lac
Coteau-du-Lac | |
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City | |
 Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Coteau-du-Lac Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 6 February 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrée Brosseau |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
| • Total | 7,044 |
| • Density | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  3.0% |
| • Dwellings | 2,743 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0P |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-20 |  Route 201  Route 338 |
| Website | www |
Coteau-du-Lac is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
The name of the town comes from the French word Coteau which meant "slope" and from its location on the north shore of Lake Saint Francis.[5] The National Historic Site of Canada of the Coteau-du-Lac canal is the location of the first canal lock system in North America. The city has an industrial park.
The population was 7,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census.[4]
History[]
The place was mentioned in 1687 by Marquis de Denonville. His record stated that "Costeau du Lac is a place where one stopped on the way to the Rapides d'en Haut", referring to a small hillside (French: coteau) on the north side of the St. Lawrence River near the mouth of Lake Saint Francis (French: lac Saint-François).[1]
In 1779 the Coteau-du-Lac canal was constructed to bypass the numerous rapids between Lake Saint-Louis and Lake Saint-Francis. Two years later, a military detachment was stationed there. In 1789, its post office opened under the name Coteau-du-Lac.[1]
During the War of 1812, a fort was built to protect the canal. In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Ignace was created. The following year, the parish was civilly established under the name "Saint Ignace du Côteau du Lac". In 1845 it was formed into a municipality, but abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ignace-du-Côteau-du-Lac.[1]
In 1907, the Village Municipality of Côteau-du-Lac was formed out of Saint-Ignace-du-Côteau-du-Lac (orthography was later changed to "Coteau" without circumflex). These 2 entities merged again on February 6, 1982, to form the Municipality of Coteau-du-Lac, which changed statutes in 2007 to become a city.[1][6]
In mid-2013, around 120 people were temporarily evacuated, and 2 people died after an explosion in the local fireworks factory.[7]
Demographics[]
Population[]
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 7,044 (3.0% from 2011) | 6,842 (+7.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi) |
| Population density | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) | 145.4/km2 (377/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.6 (M: 41.3, F: 41.8) | 39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9) |
| Total private dwellings | 2,743 | 2,631 |
| Median household income | $80,268 | $71,517 |
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| Population amounts prior to 1982 are total of Coteau-du-Lac (VL) and Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac (P). Source: Statistics Canada[12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language[]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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7,015
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6,495 | 2.3%
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92.6% | 315 | 31.3%
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4.5% | 75 | 36.4%
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1.1% | 125 | 60.0%
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1.8% | |||||
2011
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6,720
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6,350 | 6.5%
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94.5% | 240 | 71.4%
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3.6% | 55 | 22.2%
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0.8% | 75 |  16.7%
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1.1% | |||||
2006
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6,235
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5,960 | 14.2%
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95.6% | 140 | 17.6%
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2.3% | 45 | 28.6%
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0.7% | 90 | 200.0%
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1.4% | |||||
2001
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5,455
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5,220 | 11.2%
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95.7% | 170 | 28.6%
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3.1% | 35 |  0.0%
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0.6% | 30 | 0.0%
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0.6% | |||||
1996
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4,895
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4,695 | n/a | 95.9% | 135 | n/a | 2.8% | 35 | n/a | 0.7% | 30 | n/a | 0.6% | |||||
| Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
Local government[]
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[13]
- Joseph Henri Paul Fernand Desforges (1982–1989)
- Pierre Chevrier (1989–1996)
- Robert Sauvé (1996–2013)
- Guy Jasmin (2013–2017)
- Andrée Brosseau (2017–present)
Education[]
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[14]
- École de Coteau-du-Lac (pavillons Académie-Wilson, de l'Éclusière, and Saint-Ignace)
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[15]
- Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare or Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore
Notable people[]
- Jules Fournier (1884-1918) was a Canadian writer and newspaper owner[16]
See also[]
- List of cities in Quebec
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Reference number 399922 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Coteau-du-Lac". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "(Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- ^ Parks Canada Website
- ^ "VAUDREUIL (entités initiales de 1845 ultérieurement composantes du Comté de Vaudreuil)" (PDF). www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Macdonald, Roy (20 June 2013). "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Coteau-du-Lac (ville) 6.2.1982 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
- ^ Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
External links[]
Media related to Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
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