Isle La Motte
Isle La Motte (French: Île La Motte) is an island in Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont, United States. At 7 mi (11 km) by 2 mi (3 km), it lies close to the place that the lake empties into the Richelieu River. It is incorporated as a New England town in Grand Isle County. Its population was 488 at the 2020 census.
Isle La Motte
Île La Motte (French) | |
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Town | |
The Head at the south end of Isle La Motte | |
Location in Grand Isle County and the state of Vermont | |
Isle La Motte Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′59″N 73°19′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Grand Isle |
| Named for | Pierre La Motte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.7 sq mi (43.2 km2) |
| • Land | 7.9 sq mi (20.4 km2) |
| • Water | 8.8 sq mi (22.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 488 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (23.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05463 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-35875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1457978 |
| Website | islelamotte |
The island is named after a French soldier, Pierre La Motte, who built a military outpost on the island in 1666. The island's population significantly increases in the summer months. The island is the site of Fort Sainte Anne, Saint Anne's Shrine, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Isle La Motte, the Fisk Quarry and Goodsell Ridge Preserves, the Isle La Motte Elementary School, and the Isle La Motte Lighthouse.
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