Les Cèdres, Quebec
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Les Cèdres | |
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Municipality | |
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Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Les Cèdres Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°03′W / 45.300°N 74.050°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 74°03′W / 45.300°N 74.050°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
Constituted | March 9, 1985 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raymond Larouche |
• Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
• Prov. riding | Soulanges |
Area | |
• Total | 88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 77.85 km2 (30.06 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 6,079 |
• Density | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,408 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J7T 1A1 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
Les Cèdres is a municipality located north of the Saint Lawrence River in the Montérégie of Quebec, Canada, near Vaudreuil-Dorion. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 6,079. The name means "The Cedars" in French.
There is an extensive rapid on the St. Lawrence River at this location.[5] During the American Revolution, the Battle of the Cedars was fought in the vicinity. In 1959-1960 Swedish writer, Stig Claesson, lived in the village at a place called Point Charlie and later wrote a book about it called My friend Charlie.
Demographics[]
Population[]
hideCanada census – Les Cèdres, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 6,079 (+6.1% from 2006) | 5,732 (+11.8% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 77.85 km2 (30.06 sq mi) | 77.85 km2 (30.06 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) | 73.6/km2 (191/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 38.8 (M: 38.6, F: 39.1) | 37.0 (M: 37.3, F: 36.8) | |
Total private dwellings: | 2,408 | 2,165 | |
Median household income: | $76,394 | $65,228 | |
References: 2011[4] 2006[6] earlier[7] |
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Language[]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Cèdres, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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6,045
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5,360 | ![]() |
88.67% | 470 | ![]() |
7.78% | 80 | ![]() |
1.32% | 135 | ![]() |
2.23% | |||||
2006
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5,720
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5,175 | ![]() |
90.47% | 350 | ![]() |
6.12% | 70 | ![]() |
1.22% | 125 | ![]() |
2.19% | |||||
2001
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5,115
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4,650 | ![]() |
90.91% | 275 | ![]() |
5.38% | 120 | ![]() |
2.34% | 70 | ![]() |
1.37% | |||||
1996
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4,630
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4,225 | n/a | 91.25% | 265 | n/a | 5.72% | 45 | n/a | 0.97% | 95 | n/a | 2.05% |
Infrastructure[]
Transportation[]
The west end of Quebec Autoroute 30, a Montreal Island bypass route, runs through this area to link up with Autoroute 20. Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport, a single-runway general aviation airport, is located north of Quebec Autoroute 20 in the Les Cèdres area.
Schools[]
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[9]
- École Marguerite-Bourgeoys
- Some areas are served by École Du Papillon-Bleu (pavillons Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Trinité) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and by École Des Étriers in Saint-Lazare[10]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.[11]
See also[]
Media related to Les Cèdres, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
References[]
- ^ Reference number 148078 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Les Cèdres". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ . . 1914.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on September 30, 2017.
- ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality
- Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River
- Greater Montreal
- Designated places in Quebec