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Les Cèdres | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Credo cresco | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Les Cèdres Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°18′N74°03′W / 45.300°N 74.050°W /45.300; -74.050[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | March 9, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Daoust |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
| 88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 77.63 km2 (29.97 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| 7,184 | |
| • Density | 92.5/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,214 |
| • Urban density | 1,240.2/km2 (3,212/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6% |
| • Dwellings | 2,810 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-20 A-30 |  R-338 R-340 |
| Website | www |
Les Cèdres (French pronunciation:[lesɛdʁ]) is amunicipality located north of theSaint Lawrence River in theMontérégie ofQuebec, Canada, nearVaudreuil-Dorion. The population as of theCanada 2021 Census was 7,184. The name means "The Cedars" in French.
There is an extensive rapid on the St. Lawrence River at this location.[5] During theAmerican Revolution, theBattle 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 calledMy friend Charlie.
This location was already notable in the late 17th century because of the large rapids on the St. Lawrence River, marked by tallcedars (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, asRapide 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 toportage 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 ofJoseph-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]
| 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[9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Cèdres, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 7,155 | 5,910 | 0.9% | 82.6% | 665 | 20.9% | 9.3% | 190 | 123.5% | 2.7% | 330 | 46.7% | 4.6% | |||||
2016 | 6,755 | 5,855 | 9.2% | 86.7% | 550 | 17.0% | 8.1% | 85 | 6.3% | 1.3% | 225 | 66.7% | 3.3% | |||||
2011 | 6,045 | 5,360 | 3.6% | 88.7% | 470 | 34.3% | 7.8% | 80 | 14.3% | 1.3% | 135 | 8.0% | 2.2% | |||||
2006 | 5,720 | 5,175 | 11.3% | 90.5% | 350 | 27.3% | 6.1% | 70 |  41.7% | 1.2% | 125 | 78.6% | 2.2% | |||||
2001 | 5,115 | 4,650 | 10.1% | 90.9% | 275 | 3.8% | 5.4% | 120 | 166.7% | 2.3% | 70 | 26.3% | 1.4% | |||||
1996 | 4,630 | 4,225 | n/a | 91.3% | 265 | n/a | 5.7% | 45 | n/a | 1.0% | 95 | n/a | 2.1% | |||||
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[10]
The west end ofQuebec Autoroute 30, a Montreal Island bypass route, runs through this area to link up with Autoroute 20.Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport, a single-runwaygeneral aviation airport, is located north ofQuebec Autoroute 20 in the Les Cèdres area.
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[11]
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School inSaint-Lazare and St. Patrick Elementary School inPincourt.[13]
Media related toLes Cèdres, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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