Lacolle, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Lacolle is a municipality
in southern Quebec
, Canada
located in the administrative area of the Montérégie
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 2,512. The Lacolle River runs though the middle of the town.
and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River
into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal, Champlain referred to the location of the delta as "Lacole". When translated literally, the term means the neck of a bottle or that which is above the shoulders.
(+) Amalgamated with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in southern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
located in the administrative area of the Montérégie
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 2,512. The Lacolle River runs though the middle of the town.
History
The written history of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609 when Samuel de ChamplainSamuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal, Champlain referred to the location of the delta as "Lacole". When translated literally, the term means the neck of a bottle or that which is above the shoulders.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,512 (+) | 40.17% |
| 2001 | 1,503 | 3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,554 | 11.6% |
| 1991 | 1,392 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamated with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,160 | 86.23% |
| English only | 255 | 10.18% |
| Both English and French | 15 | 0.60% |
| Other languages | 75 | 2.99% |
Industry
Lacolle as a small industrial park featuring Arneg Inc, Soudure HMC inc, and a Recycling complex operated by Compo Haut-Richelieu inc.(Headquartered in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu).See also
- Battle of Lacolle (disambiguation)
- Lacolle Mills BlockhouseLacolle Mills BlockhouseLacolle Mills Blockhouse, also known as, Blockhaus de la rivière-Lacolle, is a blockhouse located in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec. It was the location for the Battle of Lacolle Mills and Battle of Lacolle Mills ....
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Municipal reorganization in QuebecMunicipal reorganization in QuebecThe most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
- Lacolle railway stationLacolle railway stationLacolle railway station is a railway station located in Lacolle, Quebec. Its address is 21 rue Ste-Marie adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway Lacolle Subdivision...