L'Île-Perrot

This article is about the municipality. For the island, see Île Perrot.

L'Île-Perrot
City
Official seal of L'Île-Perrot
Seal
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
L'Île-Perrot is located in Southern Quebec
L'Île-Perrot
L'Île-Perrot
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′36″N 73°57′18″W / 45.39333°N 73.95500°W / 45.39333; -73.95500[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[3][4]
 • MayorPierre Séguin
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil
 • Prov. ridingVaudreuil
Area
[3][5]
 • Total
5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
 • Land5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 (2016)[5]
 • Total
10,756
 • Density1,938.4/km2 (5,020/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 2.4%
 • Dwellings
4,831
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7V
Area codes514 and 438
Highways A-20
Websitewww.ile-perrot.qc.ca

The Town of Île-Perrot (French/official name: Ville de l'Île-Perrot, pronounced [lil pɛʁo]) is a town and municipality on Île Perrot in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 10,756. The town is at the western end of Lake Saint-Louis, and borders the local island communities of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Pincourt and Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. It also includes Dowker Island and the small Claude and Bellevue Islands (Île Claude and Île Bellevue).

History

The island was granted on October 29, 1672, to François-Marie Perrot (1644-1691), captain in the Picardy Regiment and governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1786, the place received its first parish priest.[2]

In 1845, the Municipality of l'Isle-Perrot was founded, abolished in 1847, and re-established in 1855 as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Jeanne-Chantal-de-l'Isle-Perrot (partially taking the name of the Sainte-Jeanne-Chantal Parish established there in 1832). In 1946, its name was changed to L'Île-Perrot, and in 1955, it changed statutes from parish municipality to ville.[2]

In 1949, L'Île-Perrot greatly reduced in size when a large part of its territory was split off to form the new Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot.[6]

Demographics

Historical census populations – L'Île-Perrot, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 5,272—    
1981 5,945+12.8%
1986 6,586+10.8%
1991 8,064+22.4%
1996 9,178+13.8%
2001 9,375+2.1%
2006 9,927+5.9%
2011 10,503+5.8%
2016 10,756+2.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Île-Perrot had a population of 11,638 living in 4,997 of its 5,150 total private dwellings, a change of 8.2% from its 2016 population of 10,756. With a land area of 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,131.5/km2 (5,520.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Canada census – L'Île-Perrot community profile
202120162011
Population11,638 (+8.2% from 2016)10,756 (2.4% from 2011)10,503 (+5.8% from 2006)
Land area5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population density2,130.1/km2 (5,517/sq mi)1,938.4/km2 (5,020/sq mi)1,889.8/km2 (4,895/sq mi)
Median age44.4 (M: 43.2, F: 45.2)41.7 (M: 40.8, F: 42.5)40.6 (M: 39.5, F: 41.7)
Private dwellings5,150 (total)  4,997 (occupied)4,831 (total)  4,701 (total) 
Median household income$75,500$62,771$55,233
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-Perrot, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
10,315
 6,840 Decrease 7.1% 66.31% 2,140 Increase 31.3% 20.75% 185 Increase 85.0% 1.79% 1,150 Increase 57.5% 11.15%
2006
9,825
 7,365 Increase 0.8% 74.96% 1,630 Increase 14.0% 16.59% 100 Decrease 9.1% 1.02% 730 Increase 73.8% 7.43%
2001
9,265
 7,305 Increase 0.1% 78.85% 1,430 Increase 8.3% 15.43% 110 Increase 15.8% 1.19% 420 Increase 33.3% 4.53%
1996
9,025
 7,295 n/a 80.83% 1,320 n/a 14.63% 95 n/a 1.05% 315 n/a 3.49%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Ludger Stocker (1955)
  • Florian Bleau (1955–1973)
  • Marcel Rainville (1973–1977)
  • René Émard (1977–1981)
  • Pierre Bleau (1981–1989)
  • Michel Martin (1989–1990)
  • Claude Girouard (1990–1993)
  • François Grégoire (1993–1997)
  • Marc Roy (1997–2017)
  • Pierre Séguin (2017–present)

Transportation

Autoroute 20 runs through the town, with three at-grade intersections serving as exits. The east side of L'Île-Perrot is bordered by a branch of the Ottawa River with a crossing via Autoroute 20 over the Galipeault Bridge (Pont Galipeault) to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue on Montreal Island.

There is a shuttle bus service operated by CIT La Presqu'Île connecting to the Île-Perrot station on the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter rail line.

Education

There are 3 francophone elementary schools (Virginie Roy, François-Perrot and La Perdriolle) and an adult education centre in L'Île-Perrot, all run by the Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs.[12]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. The community is zoned to Dorset Elementary School in Baie-d'Urfé.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "L'Île-Perrott". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177380". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  3. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: L'Île-Perrot". Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  5. ^ a b "L'Île-Perrot (Code 2471060) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  6. ^ "Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  11. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  12. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. ^ "School Board Map Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
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