Coteau-du-Lac

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.

Coteau-du-Lac
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[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted6 February 1982
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorAndrée Brosseau
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
 • Land46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total7,044
 • Density150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 3.0%
 • Dwellings
2,743
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20
Route 201
Route 338
Websitewww.coteau-du-lac.com

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
Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac community profile
202120162011
Population7,473 (+6.1% from 2016)7,044 (3.0% from 2011)6,842 (+7.8% from 2006)
Land area46.87 km2 (18.10 sq mi)46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi)47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population density159.4/km2 (413/sq mi)150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)
Median age44 (M: 43.6, F: 44.4)41.6 (M: 41.3, F: 41.8)39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9)
Total private dwellings2,9252,7432,631
Median household income$80,268$71,517
References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10] earlier[11][12]
Historical census populations – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 2,589—    
1981 3,181+22.9%
1986 3,547+11.5%
1991 4,193+18.2%
1996 4,960+18.3%
YearPop.±%
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[13]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[13]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
7,015
 6,495 2.3% 92.6% 315 31.3% 4.5% 75 36.4% 1.1% 125 60.0% 1.8%
2011
6,720
 6,350 6.5% 94.5% 240 71.4% 3.6% 55 22.2% 0.8% 75 16.7% 1.1%
2006
6,235
 5,960 14.2% 95.6% 140 17.6% 2.3% 45 28.6% 0.7% 90 200.0% 1.4%
2001
5,455
 5,220 11.2% 95.7% 170 28.6% 3.1% 35 0.0% 0.6% 30 0.0% 0.6%
1996
4,895
 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
Town hall of Coteau-du-Lac

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[14]

  • 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.[15]

  • École de Coteau-du-Lac (pavillons Académie-Wilson, de l'Éclusière, and Saint-Ignace)

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[16]

  • Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare or Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Reference number 399922 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Coteau-du-Lac". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. "(Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. Parks Canada Website
  6. "VAUDREUIL (entités initiales de 1845 ultérieurement composantes du Comté de Vaudreuil)" (PDF). www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. Macdonald, Roy (20 June 2013). "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  12. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  13. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  14. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Coteau-du-Lac (ville) 6.2.1982 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  15. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  16. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
  17. Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

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