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Coteau-du-Lac
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted6 February 1982
Government
 • MayorGuy Jasmin
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
 • Land47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total6,842
 • Density145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.8%
 • Dwellings
2,631
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20

R-201
R-338
Websitewww.coteau-du-lac.com

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 6,842 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population

Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 4,193—    
1996 4,960+18.3%
2001 5,573+12.4%
2006 6,346+13.9%
2011 6,842+7.8%
Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac community profile
2011
Population6,842 (+7.8% from 2006)
Land area47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population density145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)
Median age39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9)
Private dwellings2,631 (total) 
Median household income$71,517
References: 2011[3] earlier[7][8]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
6,720
6,350 Increase 6.5% 94.49% 240 Increase 71.4% 3.57% 55 Increase 22.2% 0.82% 75 Decrease 16.7% 1.12%
2006
6,235
5,960 Increase 14.2% 95.59% 140 Decrease 17.6% 2.25% 45 Increase 28.6% 0.72% 90 Increase 200.0% 1.44%
2001
5,455
5,220 Increase 11.2% 95.69% 170 Increase 28.6% 3.12% 35 Steady 0.0% 0.64% 30 Steady 0.0% 0.55%
1996
4,895
4,695 n/a 95.91% 135 n/a 2.76% 35 n/a 0.72% 30 n/a 0.61%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Coteau-du-Lac
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 399922". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. ^ Parks Canada Website
  6. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.

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