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Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

Coteau-du-Lac
City
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Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Coteau-du-Lac is located in Southern Quebec
Coteau-du-Lac
Coteau-du-Lac
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.300°N 74.183°W / 45.300; -74.183Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W / 45.300°N 74.183°W / 45.300; -74.183
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted 6 February 1982
Government
 • Mayor Guy Jasmin
 • Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. riding Soulanges
Area
 • Total 57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
 • Land 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,842
 • Density 145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.8%
 • Dwellings 2,631
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0P
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-20

Route 201
Route 338
Website www.coteau-du-lac.com

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.

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 6,842 as of the Canada 2011 Census.




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