Coteau-du-Lac

Coteau-du-Lac
City
Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac
Coat of arms
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Coteau-du-Lac Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W / 45.3; -74.18 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	6 February 1982
Government [2] [3]
• Mayor	Andrée Brosseau
•  Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
•  Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area [2] [4]
• 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)	J0P
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20	R-201 R-338
Website	www.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 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

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 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

Historical census populations – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

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]

Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac community profile

	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

References: 2021 ^[11] 2016 ^[12] 2011 ^[13] earlier ^{[14] [15]}

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec [9]
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): ^[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

Commission 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

• Jules Fournier (1884-1918) was a Canadian writer and newspaper owner ^[19]

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 399922". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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. "Coteau-du-Lac (Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
5. Parks Canada Website
6. "VAUDREUIL (entités initiales de 1845 ultérieurement composantes du Comté de Vaudreuil)" (PDF). 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. Brisson, Jessica (6 April 2023). "Pannes: le bilan est toujours lourd dans Vaudreuil-Soulanges". Néomédia. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
11. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
12. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
13. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
14. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
15. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
16. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Coteau-du-Lac (ville) 6.2.1982 – ..." mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
17. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs . Retrieved 18 January 2013.
18. "School Board Map Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine ." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
19. Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

External links

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

• Official website (in French)