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Les Cèdres
Municipality
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 / 45.300; -74.050 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	March 9, 1985
Government [2] [3]
• Mayor	Bernard Daoust
•  Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
•  Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area [2] [4]
• 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)	J7T 1A1
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 A-30	R-338 R-340
Website	www.ville.lescedres.qc.ca

Les Cèdres 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.

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

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

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Cèdres, Quebec [11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
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%	88.67%		470	34.3%	7.78%		80	14.3%	1.32%		135	8.0%	2.23%
2006		5,720		5,175	11.3%	90.47%		350	27.3%	6.12%		70	41.7%	1.22%		125	78.6%	2.19%
2001		5,115		4,650	10.1%	90.91%		275	3.8%	5.38%		120	166.7%	2.34%		70	26.3%	1.37%
1996		4,630		4,225	n/a	91.25%		265	n/a	5.72%		45	n/a	0.97%		95	n/a	2.05%

Local government

List 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

The 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

Commission 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

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

Media related to Les Cèdres, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons