Lacolle, Quebec
Lacolle (French pronunciation: [lakɔl]) is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of the Montérégie, on the Canada–United States border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward through the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River. More people cross the border illegally from the United States there than at any other point. Almost nineteen thousand people were detained in 2017. The nearest town across the border is Champlain, New York.
Lacolle | |
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Town hall | |
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM | |
Lacolle Location within southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°22′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | September 13, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Lemaistre-Caron |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.50 km2 (20.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,680 |
| • Density | 54.0/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,185 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-221 R-223 R-202 |
| Website | www |
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