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Les Cèdres (French pronunciation: [le sɛdʁ]) is a municipality located north of the Saint Lawrence River in the Montérégie of Quebec, Canada, near Vaudreuil-Dorion. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 7,184. The name means "The Cedars" in French.
Les Cèdres | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Les Cèdres Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°03′W / 45.300°N 74.050°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | March 9, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Daoust |
| • Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 77.63 km2 (29.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 7,184 |
| • Density | 92.5/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6% |
| • Dwellings | 2,810 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-20  A-30 |  R-338  R-340 |
| Website | www |
There is an extensive rapid on the St. Lawrence River at this location.[5] During the American Revolution, the Battle of the Cedars was fought in the vicinity. In 1959-1960 Swedish writer, Stig Claesson, lived in the village at a place called Point Charlie and later wrote a book about it called My friend Charlie.
History
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This location was already notable in the late 17th century because of the large rapids on the St. Lawrence River, marked by tall cedars (French: les cèdres) that grew there in abundance. Hence, the location was originally known as Cedars Rapids, or as mentioned by cartographer Deshayes in 1695, as Rapide du Costeau des Cèdres. Subsequently, it was also known as Coteau-des-Cèdres, Portage-du-Coteau-des-Cèdres, or just Les Cèdres. Numerous explorers and military expeditions passed there to portage around the rapids. It was first settled in 1715.[1]
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges was created (named in honour of Joseph-Dominique-Emmanuel Le Moyne de Longueuil, Seigneur of Soulanges), followed by the Village Municipality of Soulange in 1852.[1]
In 1967, the Village Municipality of Soulange was renamed to Les Cèdres. In 1985, Les Cèdres and Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges were merged to form the current Municipality of Les Cèdres.[1]
Demographics
edit| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 7,184 (+6.0% from 2016) | 6,777 (+11.5% from 2011) | 6,079 (+6.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 77.63 km2 (29.97 sq mi) | 77.71 km2 (30.00 sq mi) | 77.85 km2 (30.06 sq mi) |
| Population density | 92.5/km2 (240/sq mi) | 87.2/km2 (226/sq mi) | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 41.2, F: 41.2) | 39.5 (M: 39.6, F: 39.4) | 38.8 (M: 38.6, F: 39.1) |
| Private dwellings | 2,810 (total) 2,754 (occupied) | 2,693 (total) | 2,408 (total) |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $81,829 | $76,394 |
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| Population amounts prior to 1985 are total of Les Cèdres (VL) and Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges (P). Source: Statistics Canada[11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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6,755
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5,855 | 9.2%
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86.7% | 550 | 17.0%
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8.1% | 85 | 6.3%
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1.3% | 225 | 66.7%
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3.3% | |||||
2011
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6,045
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5,360 | 3.6%
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88.67% | 470 | 34.3%
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7.78% | 80 | 14.3%
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1.32% | 135 | 8.0%
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2.23% | |||||
2006
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5,720
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5,175 | 11.3%
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90.47% | 350 | 27.3%
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6.12% | 70 |  41.7%
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1.22% | 125 | 78.6%
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2.19% | |||||
2001
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5,115
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4,650 | 10.1%
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90.91% | 275 | 3.8%
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5.38% | 120 | 166.7%
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2.34% | 70 | 26.3%
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1.37% | |||||
1996
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4,630
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4,225 | n/a | 91.25% | 265 | n/a | 5.72% | 45 | n/a | 0.97% | 95 | n/a | 2.05% | |||||
Local government
editList of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[12]
- Joseph Adolphe Jean Paul Séguin (1985–1987)
- Joseph Osie Armand Levac (1987–1994)
- Lucien Daoust (1994–2002)
- Géraldine Tremblay Quesnel (2002–2013)
- Raymond Larouche (2013–2021)
- Bernard Daoust (2021–present)
Transportation
editThe west end of Quebec Autoroute 30, a Montreal Island bypass route, runs through this area to link up with Autoroute 20. Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport, a single-runway general aviation airport, is located north of Quebec Autoroute 20 in the Les Cèdres area.
Education
editCommission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[13]
- École Marguerite-Bourgeoys
- Some areas are served by École Du Papillon-Bleu (pavillons Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Trinité) in Vaudreuil-Dorion and by École Des Étriers in Saint-Lazare[14]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 148078". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Les Cèdres". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ . . 1914.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Les Cèdres (municipalité) 9.3.1985 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on September 30, 2017.
- ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Les Cèdres, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons