Les Cèdres () is a

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located north of the

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in the

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, Canada, near

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. The population as of the

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was 7,184. The name means "The Cedars" in French. There is an extensive rapid on the St. Lawrence River at this location. During the

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, the Battle of the Cedars was fought in the vicinity. In 1959-1960 Swedish writer, Stig Claesson, lived in the village at a place called Point Charlie and later wrote a book about it called ''My friend Charlie''.

History

This location was already notable in the late 17th century because of the large rapids on the St. Lawrence River, marked by tall cedars (French: ''les cèdres'') that grew there in abundance. Hence, the location was originally known as Cedars Rapids, or as mentioned by cartographer Deshayes in 1695, as ''Rapide du des Cèdres''. Subsequently, it was also known as Coteau-des-Cèdres, Portage-du-Coteau-des-Cèdres, or just Les Cèdres. Numerous explorers and military expeditions passed there to

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around the rapids. It was first settled in 1715. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges was created (named in honour of Joseph-Dominique-Emmanuel Le Moyne de Longueuil,

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of Soulanges), followed by the Village Municipality of Soulange in 1852. In 1967, the Village Municipality of Soulange was renamed to Les Cèdres. In 1985, Les Cèdres and Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges were merged to form the current Municipality of Les Cèdres.

Demographics

Language

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): * Joseph Adolphe Jean Paul Séguin (1985–1987) * Joseph Osie Armand Levac (1987–1994) * Lucien Daoust (1994–2002) * Géraldine Tremblay Quesnel (2002–2013) * Raymond Larouche (2013–2021) * Bernard Daoust (2021–present)

Transportation

The west end of Quebec Autoroute 30, a Montreal Island bypass route, runs through this area to link up with Autoroute 20. Montréal/Les Cèdres Airport, a single-runway

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airport, is located north of

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in the Les Cèdres area.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. * École Marguerite-Bourgeoys * Some areas are served by École Du Papillon-Bleu (pavillons Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Trinité) in

and by École Des Étriers in Saint-Lazare Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Birchwood Elementary School and Evergreen Elementary School in Saint-Lazare and St. Patrick Elementary School in Pincourt.School Board Map
" Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cedres, Les Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River Greater Montreal Designated places in Quebec Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia