Les Cèdres, Quebec

Les Cèdres
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Les Cèdres Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°03′W / 45.300°N 74.050°WCoordinates: 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[2][3]
• Mayor	Raymond Larouche
• Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area[2][4]
• Total	88.50 km^2 (34.17 sq mi)
• Land	77.85 km^2 (30.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	6,079
• Density	78.1/km^2 (202/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.1%
• Dwellings	2,408
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J7T 1A1
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 A-30	Route 338 Route 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 2011 Census was 6,079. The name means "The Cedars" in French.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Les Cèdres, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 3,836 —     1996 4,641 +21.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 5,128 +10.5% 2006 5,732 +11.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 6,079 +6.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Cèdres, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
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%

Infrastructure

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.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

Media related to Les Cèdres (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Reference number 148078 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Les Cèdres
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Les Cèdres, Quebec
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census