L'Île-Perrot

The Town of Île-Perrot (French/official name: Ville de l'Île-Perrot) 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).

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[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[4][5]
 • MayorPierre Séguin
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingVaudreuil
Area
[4][6]
 • Total5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
 • Land5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 (2016)[6]
 • Total10,756
 • 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 code(s)514 and 438
Highways A-20
Websitewww.ile-perrot.qc.ca

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[7]

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[8]

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.[9]

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 dwellings4,995 (total)  4,831 (total)  4,701 (total) 
Median household income$62,771$55,233
References: 2021[10] 2016[11] 2011[12] earlier[13][14]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-Perrot, Quebec[8]
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.[15]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. The community is zoned to Dorset Elementary School in Baie-d'Urfé.[16]

See also

References
  1. "L'Île-Perrott". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "L'Île-Perrott". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Reference number 177380 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. "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.
  5. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. "L'Île-Perrot (Code 2471060) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  7. "Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  8. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  11. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  12. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  13. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  14. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  15. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  16. "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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