Coteau-du-Lac

Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W / 45.3; -74.18
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Coteau-du-Lac
City
Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac
Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Coteau-du-Lac is located in Southern Quebec
Coteau-du-Lac
Coteau-du-Lac
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W / 45.3; -74.18[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
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
[4]
 • Total7,044
 • Density150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 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
R-201
R-338
Websitewww.coteau-du-lac.com Edit this at Wikidata

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]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac community profile
20162011
Population7,044 (3.0% from 2011)6,842 (+7.8% from 2006)
Land area46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi)47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population density150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)
Median age40.1 (M: 39.5, F: 40.7)39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9)
Private dwellings2,743 (total)  2,631 (total) 
Median household income$80,268$71,517
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[10]
YearPop.±%
1986 3,547—    
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%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[10]
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 Increase 2.3% 92.6% 315 Increase 31.3% 4.5% 75 Increase 36.4% 1.1% 125 Increase 60.0% 1.8%
2011
6,720
 6,350 Increase 6.5% 94.5% 240 Increase 71.4% 3.6% 55 Increase 22.2% 0.8% 75 Decrease 16.7% 1.1%
2006
6,235
 5,960 Increase 14.2% 95.6% 140 Decrease 17.6% 2.3% 45 Increase 28.6% 0.7% 90 Increase 200.0% 1.4%
2001
5,455
 5,220 Increase 11.2% 95.7% 170 Increase 28.6% 3.1% 35 Steady 0.0% 0.6% 30 Steady 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.
Town hall of Coteau-du-Lac

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[11]

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

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]

  • 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. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 399922". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Coteau-du-Lac (Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Parks Canada Website
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
  13. ^ Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

External links

Media related to Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

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