Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec

Pointe-des-Cascades (French pronunciation: ​[pwɛ̃t de kaskad]) is a village municipality in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on a spit of land where the St. Lawrence River flows into Lake Saint-Louis. The river has here a significant drop, forming several cascades which give the village its name.[5]

Pointe-des-Cascades
Village municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Pte-des-Cascades
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°58′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedMay 1, 1961
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorPeter Zytynsky
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total10.00 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
 • Land2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total1,775
 • Density646.8/km2 (1,675/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 19.9%
 • Dwellings
762
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 338
Websitewww.pointe-des-cascades.com

History

Starting in the mid-seventeenth century until 1700, many military expeditions arrived at this place in order to portage around the cascades on the Saint Lawrence River. The first reference to Pointe-des-Cascades appeared in a text of Louis-Armand de Lahontan in 1684 and on a map of Deshayes in 1695, when Pointe des Cascades was included in the Vaudreuil Lordship.[5]

In 1893, the post office opened under the English name Cascades Point (renamed in 1951 to Pointe-des-Cascades). A few years later construction began on the Soulanges Canal and when it was completed in 1899, the village became the eastern, downstream terminus of the canal.[5] In 1958, it closed when it was superseded by the new Beauharnois Canal. The paths along the canal are now used as a regional cycling route.[6]

In 1961, the Village Municipality of Pointe-des-Cascades was formed on the territory of the Parish Municipalities of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges (now Les Cèdres) and Saint-Michel-de-Vaudreuil (now part of Vaudreuil-Dorion).[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population1,481 (10.5% from 2011)1,340 (+28.1% from 2006)
Land area2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population density553.1/km2 (1,433/sq mi)502.2/km2 (1,301/sq mi)
Median age39.7 (M: 39.2, F: 40.2)40.9 (M: 41.1, F: 40.7)
Total private dwellings672600
Median household income$68,045$55,754
References: 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census data - Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 726—    
1981 692−4.7%
1986 641−7.4%
1991 691+7.8%
1996 910+31.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 913+0.3%
2006 1,046+14.6%
2011 1,340+28.1%
2016 1,481+10.5%
2021 1,775+19.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[11]

Language
Canada Census mother tongue - Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec[11]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,340
 1,180 19.8% 88.06% 100 185.7% 7.46% 25 n/a% 1.87% 35 133.3% 2.61%
2006
1,035
 985 13.2% 95.17% 35 22.2% 3.38% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 n/a% 1.45%
2001
915
 870 2.2% 95.08% 45 350.0% 4.92% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
1996
920
 890 n/a 96.74% 10 n/a 1.09% 10 n/a 1.09% 10 n/a 1.09%

Local government

List of former mayors:[12]

  • Joseph-Pierre-Amable Clément (1961–1968, 1971–1979)
  • Joseph-Bruno-Germain Vallée (1968–1971)
  • Joseph-Thomas-Ronald-Maurice Hayes (1979–2005)
  • Francis Masse (2005–2007)
  • Jean-Pierre Dupont (2007–2008)
  • Maryse Morin Sauvé (2008–2013)
  • Gilles Santerre (2013–2020)
  • Pierre Lalonde (interim 2020)
  • Peter Zytynsky (2021–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[13]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Birchwood Elementary School in Saint-Lazare and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.[14]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 50147 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-des-Cascades". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pointe-des-Cascades, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  5. "Pointe-des-Cascades (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. "Montérégie Cycling Trails: Soulanges Canal". MontrealPlus.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  12. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-des-Cascades (village) 1.5.1961 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  14. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.

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