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] The islands of Île des Cascades and Île des Joybert are connected by a narrow causeway, but Île des Cascades and Pointe-des-Cascades are only connected artificially.

Pointe-des-Cascades
Village municipality
Parc des Ancres Lighthouse
Parc des Ancres Lighthouse
Coat of arms of Pointe-des-Cascades
Coat of arms
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Pte-des-Cascades is located in Southern Quebec
Pte-des-Cascades
Pte-des-Cascades
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°58′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedMay 1, 1961
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorPeter Zytynsky
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
 • Land2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total1,775
 • Density646.8/km2 (1,675/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 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 R-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completed in 1899, the village became the eastern, downstream terminus of the canal.[5] In 1958, it closed when it was superseded by the new Beauharnois Canal.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
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[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-des-Cascades had a population of 1,775 living in 743 of its 762 total private dwellings, a change of 19.9% from its 2016 population of 1,481. With a land area of 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 647.8/km2 (1,677.8/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Canada census – Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population1,775 (+19.9% from 2016)1,481 (10.5% from 2011)1,340 (+28.1% from 2006)
Land area2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population density646.8/km2 (1,675/sq mi)553.1/km2 (1,433/sq mi)502.2/km2 (1,301/sq mi)
Median age37.2 (M: 38.0, F: 37.2)39.7 (M: 39.2, F: 40.2)40.9 (M: 41.1, F: 40.7)
Private dwellings762 (total)  672 (total)  600 (total) 
Median household income$88,000$68,045$55,754
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]
Canada Census mother tongue - Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
1,775
 1,335 Increase 8.1% 75.2% 230 Increase 58.6% 13.0% 55 Increase 175.0% 3.1% 145 Increase 81.3% 8.2%
2016
1,480
 1,235 Increase 4.7% 83.4% 145 Increase 45.0% 9.8% 20 Decrease 20.0% 1.4% 80 Increase 128.6% 5.4%
2011
1,340
 1,180 Increase 19.8% 88.1% 100 Increase 185.7% 7.5% 25 Increase n/a% 1.9% 35 Increase 133.3% 2.6%
2006
1,035
 985 Increase 13.2% 95.2% 35 Decrease 22.2% 3.4% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 15 Increase n/a% 1.5%
2001
915
 870 Decrease 2.2% 95.1% 45 Increase 350.0% 4.9% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0%
1996
920
 890 n/a 96.7% 10 n/a 1.1% 10 n/a 1.1% 10 n/a 1.1%

Local government
Pointe-des-Cascades federal election results[14]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 32% 273 18% 154 36% 300 9% 79 2% 14
2019 38% 349 6% 56 38% 350 10% 88 6% 53
Pointe-des-Cascades provincial election results[15]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 48% 447 21% 200 15% 140 12% 108
2014 0% 0 39% 294 13% 101 42% 322

Pointe-des-Cascades forms part of the federal electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît and has been represented by Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Pointe-des-Cascades is part of the Soulanges electoral district and is represented by Marilyne Picard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

List of former mayors:[16]

  • 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.[17]

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.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 50147 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-des-Cascades". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  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". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 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. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  9. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  11. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  12. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 5821)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  15. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 5821)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  16. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-des-Cascades (village) 1.5.1961 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  18. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.

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