Coteau-du-Lac
Coteau-du-Lac is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
Coteau-du-Lac | |
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Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
Coteau-du-Lac Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 6 February 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrée Brosseau |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 7,044 |
| • Density | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 3.0% |
| • Dwellings | 2,743 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0P |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-20 | R-201 R-338 |
| Website | www |
The name of the town comes from the French word Coteau which meant "slope" and from its location on the north shore of Lake Saint Francis. The National Historic Site of Canada of the Coteau-du-Lac canal is the location of the first canal lock system in North America. The city has an industrial park.
The population was 7,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census.
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