Coteau-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [kɔto dy lak]) 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.
Coteau-du-Lac | |
|---|---|
 Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Coteau-du-Lac Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-20 |  R-201  R-338 |
| Website | www |
The name of the town comes from the French word coteau which means "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
editThe 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 two entities merged again on 6 February 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 two people died after an explosion in the local fireworks factory.[7]
In early April 2023, 3,672 people lost electric power for up to several days as the result of a massive power outage caused by an extended period of freezing rain in the region.[8]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,589 | — |
| 1981 | 3,181 | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 3,547 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 4,193 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 4,960 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 5,573 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 6,346 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 6,842 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 7,044 | +3.0% |
| Population amounts prior to 1982 are total of Coteau-du-Lac (VL) and Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac (P). Source: Statistics Canada[9] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coteau-du-Lac had a population of 7,473 living in 2,928 of its 3,025 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 7,044. With a land area of 46.87 km2 (18.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 159.4/km2 (413.0/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,473 (+6.1% from 2016) | 7,044 (3.0% from 2011) | 6,842 (+7.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 46.87 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi) |
| Population density | 159.4/km2 (413/sq mi) | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) | 145.4/km2 (377/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.0 (M: 43.6, F: 44.4) | 41.6 (M: 41.3, F: 41.8) | 39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9) |
| Private dwellings | 3,025 (total) 2,928 (occupied) | 2,743 (total) | 2,631 (total) |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $80,268 | $71,517 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
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List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[16]
- Joseph Henri Paul Fernand Desforges (1982–1989)
- Pierre Chevrier (1989–1996)
- Robert Sauvé (1996–2013)
- Guy Jasmin (2013–2017)
- Andrée Brosseau (2017–present)
Education
editCommission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[17]
- École de Coteau-du-Lac (pavillons Académie-Wilson, de l'Éclusière, and Saint-Ignace)
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[18]
- Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare or Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore
Notable people
edit- Jules Fournier (1884-1918) was a Canadian writer and newspaper owner[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 399922". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ 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 "Coteau-du-Lac (Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Parks Canada Website
- ^ "VAUDREUIL (entités initiales de 1845 ultérieurement composantes du Comté de Vaudreuil)" (PDF). 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.
- ^ Brisson, Jessica (6 April 2023). "Pannes: le bilan est toujours lourd dans Vaudreuil-Soulanges". Néomédia. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Coteau-du-Lac (ville) 6.2.1982 – ..." 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 Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
- ^ Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
External links
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Media related to Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)