Les Coteaux is a municipality in

Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality Vaudreuil-Soulanges () is a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located on a triangular peninsula in the western Montérégie region of Quebec, formed by the confluence of the Ottawa River to the north, and the St. Lawrence River ...

in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located north of the Saint Lawrence River and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was formed from the merger in 1994 of Coteau-Station (north of Autoroute 20) and Coteau-Landing (south of Autoroute 20). Prior to 1985, Coteau-Station had been known as Station-du-Coteau.

History

Coteau-Landing was the historic location at the upper end of rapids on the St. Lawrence River where canoeing and boating parties had to land in order to

portage Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ...

around the rapids. It was formerly called ' (English: Cove of Boats). At the end of the 17th century, a staging post was built there for voyageurs and fur traders. But it was not until 1771 that settlement really began. In 1847, its post office opened under the English name "Coteau Landing". In 1853, the Village Municipality of Côteau Landing was created (orthography was later changed to "Coteau-Landing"). When Soulanges County was formed in 1855, the village became the county seat. When the

Soulanges Canal The Soulanges Canal is an abandoned shipping canal in Quebec, Canada. It follows the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River between Pointe-des-Cascades and Coteaux-Landing, bypassing the rapids between Lake Saint-Louis and Lake Saint-Francis. ...

was completed with Coteau-Landing as its western terminus, its economy was boosted by the presence of a lock and relay center with quays and wharfs. It also had a regular paddle steamer service to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The Grand Trunk Railway was constructed in 1855 with a station just north of Coteau Landing, called Coteau Junction. In 1887, the Village Municipality of Station du Coteau was created out of territory ceded from

Saint-Polycarpe Saint-Polycarpe (Languedocien: ''Sant Policarpi'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France. ...

. Its name was adjusted to La Station-du-Coteau, and renamed in 1984 to Coteau-Station. In May 1994, the village municipalities of Coteau-Landing and Coteau-Station were amalgamated to form the Municipality of Coteaux (adjusted to Les Coteaux in June 1995).

Demographics

Language

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): * Réal Boisvert (1994–2013) * Denise Godin Dostie (2013–2021) * Sylvain Brazeau (2021–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. * École Léopold-Carrière

Lester B. Pearson School Board The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB, french: Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson, CSLBP) is one of the largest school boards on the island of Montreal and one of the nine English school boards in the province of Quebec. It is headquartere ...

operates Anglophone schools.School Board Map
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. Retrieved on September 28, 2017. * Soulanges Elementary School in

Saint-Télesphore Saint-Télesphore is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 754. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe, south of Sainte-Jus ...

or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coteaux, Les Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River Greater Montreal