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Les Cèdres is a small village in Quebec, Canada. It is north of the Saint Lawrence River in the Montérégie region. The village is close to Vaudreuil-Dorion.
The area around Les Cèdres has a special feature—an extensive rapid on the Saint Lawrence River. During the American Revolution, an important battle called the Battle of the Cedars happened nearby. Many years later, a famous Swedish writer named Stig Claesson lived in a place called Point Charlie and wrote a book about his experiences.
History
This place became well-known in the late 1600s because of the big rapids on the St. Lawrence River. Tall cedars grew there in large numbers, which is why the area was first called Cedars Rapids. Many explorers and military groups passed through here to portage around the rapids. People began to live here in 1715.
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges was created. In 1852, the Village Municipality of Soulange was formed. In 1967, the Village Municipality of Soulange was renamed to Les Cèdres. Finally, in 1985, Les Cèdres and Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges joined together to become the current Municipality of Les Cèdres.
Demographics
Les Cèdres is a small community in Quebec, Canada. In 2021, about 7,184 people lived there.
The community is north of the Saint Lawrence River, close to a place named Vaudreuil-Dorion. Its name, "Les Cèdres," means "The Cedars" in French.
References: 2021 2016 2011
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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% | |||||
Government
Les Cèdres has had many mayors since it became a municipality. Some past mayors include Joseph Adolphe Jean Paul Séguin, Joseph Osie Armand Levac, Lucien Daoust, Géraldine Tremblay Quesnel, Raymond Larouche, and Bernard Daoust. The current mayor is Michel Proulx.
Infrastructure
The west end of Quebec Autoroute 30 passes through Les Cèdres. This road goes around the island of Montreal and connects to Autoroute 20. There is an airport called Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport here. The airport has one runway and is used for small private planes, known as general aviation.
Education
The French-language schools in Les Cèdres are run by the Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. One school is named École Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Some students go to École Du Papillon-Bleu (with pavillons Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Trinité) in Vaudreuil-Dorion, or to École Des Étriers in Saint-Lazare.
The English-language schools are run by the Lester B. Pearson School Board. Students attend Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare, and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.
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