Pincourt (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃kuʁ]) is a municipality on the island of Île Perrot, off the western tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 14,751. The town shares the island with the three other municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Terrasse Vaudreuil and L'Île-Perrot, bordering on each one. The south end of the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) flows between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Pincourt, defining the town's western boundary.
Pincourt | |
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 Boulevard Cardinal Léger in Pincourt | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Pincourt Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 73°59′W / 45.383°N 73.983°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 1 January 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Comeau |
| • Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| • Prov. riding | Vaudreuil |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 14,751 |
| • Density | 2,078.0/km2 (5,382/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 5,786 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
| Highways |  A-20 |
| Website | www |
Many houses, condos and townhouses are newly built as the town has undergone a building boom, which also included the opening of the new francophone Chêne-Bleu high school. The municipality also has two bilingual primary schools and one French primary school. Several parks and natural protected areas are open throughout the year for recreation.
History
editSettlement of the area began in 1754 when Jean-Baptiste Leduc, the island's fifth Lord from 1751 to 1785, started to grant concessions. By the end of the 18th century, there were 22 concessions and lots began to be sold along the Ottawa River to merchants and specialists, such as blacksmiths, cask makers, cobblers, weavers, and inn keepers.[6]
In 1855, the Grand Trunk Railway was built on Ile Perrot, resulting in significant growth of the village.[7] In 1890, a mission was established, since the parish church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot was considered too far away by its residents.[1]
The Village Municipality of Pincourt was created in 1950, out of the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. It was named after its post office that was established in 1932. The name Pincourt, first mentioned in 1776, referred to a former forest on the western side of Ile Perrot with short pines (pins courts in French), that served as a landmark for early travelers to the area.[1][7]
In 1959, Pincourt changed statutes from village municipality to ville.[1] Since then, the town has become a residential suburb, growing rapidly in the 1960s due to several real estate developments.[6]
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pincourt had a population of 14,751 living in 5,640 of its 5,786 total private dwellings, a change of 1.3% from its 2016 population of 14,558. With a land area of 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,077.6/km2 (5,381.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 14,751 (+1.3% from 2016) | 14,558 (+1.8% from 2011) | 14,305 (+27.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) | 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi) | 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2,078.0/km2 (5,382/sq mi) | 2,048.1/km2 (5,305/sq mi) | 1,896.7/km2 (4,912/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.4 (M: 41.6, F: 43.2) | 40.5 (M: 39.8, F: 41.1) | 38.2 (M: 37.5, F: 38.8) |
| Private dwellings | 5,786 (total) 5,640 (occupied) | 5,556 (total) | 5,320 (total) |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $81,894 | $75,103 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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14,105
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6,990 | 14.1%
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49.56% | 4,980 | 27.5%
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35.31% | 280 | 19.1%
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1.98% | 1,855 | 109.6%
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13.15% | |||||
2006
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11,150
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6,125 | 1.4%
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54.93% | 3,905 | 13.8%
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35.02% | 235 | 80.8%
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2.11% | 885 | 90.3%
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7.94% | |||||
2001
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10,065
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6,040 | 6.5%
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60.01% | 3,430 |  8.5%
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34.08% | 130 |  0.0%
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1.29% | 465 | 22.4%
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4.62% | |||||
1996
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9,930
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5,670 | n/a | 57.10% | 3,750 | n/a | 37.76% | 130 | n/a | 1.31% | 380 | n/a | 3.83% | |||||
Local government
editList of former mayors:[6]
- Darie Huneault (1950–1955)
- Roland Loiselle (1955–1958)
- Valentino D'Ambrosio (1958–1967)
- Paul-Émile Martel (1967–1970)
- Jeannette Burley (1970–1974)
- Romual Sénéchal (1974–1982)
- Lorne Brown (1982–1986)
- Michel Kandyba (1986–2009)
- Yvan Cardinal (2009–2021)
- Claude Comeau (2021–present)
Transportation
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Quebec Autoroute 20 runs along the north end of Pincourt and is accessible via Boulevard Cardinal Léger (exit 35), the only proper exit overpass along the section of the highway from Autoroute 30 to the island of Montréal, all others consisting of at-grade intersections with traffic lights. There is one other autoroute junction for Pincourt consisting of an at-grade intersection at Boulevard de l'Île.
On the city's western border, the Taschereau Bridge crosses the Ottawa River to Vaudreuil-Dorion.
There is a shuttle bus service that runs during rush hours operated by CIT La Presqu'Île connecting to the Pincourt―Terasse-Vaudreuil train station on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train line. The CIT also offers various bus connections to Vaudreuil-Dorion, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and other West-Island destinations.
Education
editCommission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[14]
- École secondaire du Chêne-Bleu
- École Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
- Some areas are zoned to École Virginie-Roy in L'Île-Perrot[15]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Edgewater Elementary School and St. Patrick Elementary School.[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 49351". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Pincourt". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca. Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Pincourt (Code 2471070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Town of Pincourt. "New Postal Codes in Pincourt". Web. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Pincourt - A Town for the Past 50 Years" (PDF). www.villepincourt.qc.ca. Town of Pincourt and Société d’histoire et de généalogie de l’île Perrot. November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Histoire". www.villepincourt.qc.ca (in French). Ville de Pincourt. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "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 30 September 2017.
- ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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