Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is a village municipality in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the western portion of the Vaudreuil Peninsula, which projects into Lake of Two Mountains. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,359.

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
Village municipality
Town hall
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 74°02′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedMay 29, 1920
Government
 • MayorPhilip Lapalme
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingVaudreuil
Area
 • Total2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
 • Land1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,359
 • Density989.2/km2 (2,562/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 5.3%
 • Dwellings
479
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7V 8P3, J7V 9R7
Area code(s)450 and 579
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.vsll.ca

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is predominantly residential (90%), and only 10% industrial and commercial. The Club Nautique des Deux-Montagnes attracts many sailing enthusiasts.[5]

History

Early in the twentieth century, the first vacationers arrived here, attracted to the beauty of the lakeshore. May 19, 1920, marked the date of the incorporation of the village Municipality of Belle-Plage (meaning "beautiful beach"), with Ludger Dupont as first mayor. Belle-Plage was then primarily known as a vacation destination: there were 77 owners for a total of about 300 people but only seven families residing here permanently.[5][6]

On January 4, 1960, the Municipal Council changed the name of "Belle-Plage" to "Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac". The new village name is a reference to the historic Vaudreuil Seignory, granted to and named after Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor of New France from 1703 to 1725.[6]

In the early 1960s, the region began to be transformed into a residential suburb of Montreal City following the construction of the Île aux Tourtes Bridge and Highway 40, which passes Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac just to the south. Consequently, in the late sixties the village began to witness a perceptible increase in population.[5]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,359 (+5.3% from 2006) 1,290 (+44.5% from 2001)
Land area: 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population density: 989.2/km2 (2,562/sq mi) 939.8/km2 (2,434/sq mi)
Median age: 41.3 (M: 41.3, F: 41.2) 39.0 (M: 39.9, F: 38.3)
Total private dwellings: 479 465
Median household income: $90,200 $92,172
References: 2011[4] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 876—    
1996 928+5.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 893−3.8%
2006 1,290+44.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,359+5.3%
2016 1,341−1.3%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,345
 995 3.1% 73.98% 225 7.1% 16.73% 25 150.0% 1.86% 100 4.8% 7.43%
2006
1,290
 965 32.2% 74.81% 210 133.3% 16.28% 10 0.0% 0.77% 105 61.5% 8.14%
2001
895
 730 11.5% 81.56% 90 20.0% 10.06% 10 0.0% 1.12% 65 160.0% 7.26%
1996
935
 825 n/a 88.24% 75 n/a 8.02% 10 n/a 1.07% 25 n/a 2.67%

Administration

The “city council” consists of the “mayor” and six councilors. “Municipal elections” are held every four years as a block, without a “territorial division” [1]. Mayor Claude Pilon resigned on January 6, 2020 after 31 years of service. Mr. André Bélangé acted as deputy mayor from January 7 until December 18. Mr. Philip Lapalme took office as mayor on December 18, 2020. The director general and secretary-treasurer is Mario B. Briggs.

Schools

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10] It is zoned to École Saint-Michel and École Sainte-Madeleine in Vaudreuil-Dorion.[11]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Hudson.[12]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 65221 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  5. "Découvrez Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  6. "Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on September 30, 2017.
  12. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.