Les Coteaux, Quebec

Les Coteaux
Coteau-Station QC 1.jpg
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Les Coteaux is located in Southern Quebec
Les Coteaux
Les Coteaux
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°17′N 74°14′W / 45.28°N 74.23°W / 45.28; -74.23Coordinates: 45°17′N 74°14′W / 45.28°N 74.23°W / 45.28; -74.23
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted18 May 1994
Government
 • MayorSylvain Brazeau
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
 • Land11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
(2016)
 • Total5,368
 • Density461.4/km2 (1,195/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016Increase 17.5%
 • Dwellings2,285
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20

Route 338
Websitewww.les-coteaux.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Les Coteaux is a municipality in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located north of the Saint Lawrence River and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

It was formed from the merger in 1994 of Coteau-Station (north of Autoroute 20) and Coteau-Landing (south of Autoroute 20). Prior to 1985, Coteau-Station had been known as Station-du-Coteau.

History

Coteau-Landing was the historic location at the upper end of rapids on the St. Lawrence River where canoeing and boating parties had to land in order to portage around the rapids. It was formerly called Anse-aux-Batteaux (English: Cove of Boats). At the end of the 17th century, a staging post was built there for voyageurs and fur traders. But it was not until 1771 that settlement really began.

In 1847, its post office opened under the English name "Coteau Landing". In 1853, the Village Municipality of Côteau Landing was created (orthography was later changed to "Coteau-Landing"). When Soulanges County was formed in 1855, the village became the county seat. When the Soulanges Canal was completed with Coteau-Landing as its western terminus, its economy was boosted by the presence of a lock and relay center with quays and wharfs. It also had a regular paddle steamer service to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

The Grand Trunk Railway was constructed in 1855 with a station just north of Coteau Landing, called Coteau Junction. In 1887, the Village Municipality of Station du Coteau was created out of territory ceded from Saint-Polycarpe. Its name was adjusted to La Station-du-Coteau, and renamed in 1984 to Coteau-Station.

In May 1994, the village municipalities of Coteau-Landing and Coteau-Station were amalgamated to form the Municipality of Coteaux (adjusted to Les Coteaux in June 1995).

Demographics

Canada census – Les Coteaux community profile
202120162011
Population5,643 (+5.1% from 2016)5,368 (+17.5% from 2011)4,568 (+21.4% from 2006)
Land area11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population density485/km2 (1,260/sq mi)461.4/km2 (1,195/sq mi)393.2/km2 (1,018/sq mi)
Median age38.8 (M: 37.6, F: 40)37.0 (M: 35.9, F: 37.9)35.7 (M: 35.3, F: 36.2)
Total private dwellings2,4152,2851,931
Median household income$67,677$60,437
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical Census Data - Les Coteaux, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 1,975—    
1981 2,278+15.3%
1986 2,291+0.6%
1991 2,613+14.1%
1996 2,843+8.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 3,010+5.9%
2006 3,764+25.0%
2011 4,568+21.4%
2016 5,368+17.5%
Population amounts prior to 1994 are total of Coteau-Landing (VL) and Coteau-Station (VL).
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Coteaux, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
5,570
4,940 Increase 17.2% 92.0% 255 Increase 15.9% 4.7% 90 Increase 80.0% 1.7% 70 Increase 55.6% 1.3%
2011
4,530
4,215 Increase 22.2% 93.05% 220 Increase 22.2% 4.86% 50 Decrease 16.7% 1.10% 45 Increase 12.5% 0.99%
2006
3,730
3,450 Increase 21.3% 92.49% 180 Increase 100.0% 4.83% 60 Increase 500.0% 1.61% 40 Increase 166.7% 1.07%
2001
2,960
2,845 Increase 9.2% 96.11% 90 Decrease 28.0% 3.04% 10 Increase n/a% 0.34% 15 Increase 50.0% 0.51%
1996
2,740
2,605 n/a 95.07% 125 n/a 4.56% 0 n/a 0.00% 10 n/a 0.37%
Coteau-Station

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):

  • Réal Boisvert (1994–2013)
  • Denise Godin Dostie (2013–2021)
  • Sylvain Brazeau (2021–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.

  • École Léopold-Carrière

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.

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

See also


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