Lacolle, Quebec

For homonymy, see Lacolle.

Lacolle
Municipality
Town hall
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Lacolle Location within southern Quebec
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Richelieu
Constituted	September 13, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Roland Luc Béliveau
• Federal riding	Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	53.50 km2 (20.66 sq mi)
• Land	49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,680
• Density	54.0/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.7%
• Dwellings	1,185
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1J0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 221 Route 223 Route 202
Website	www.lacolle.com

Lacolle is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada located in the administrative area of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward though the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River.

History

Lacolle Mills Blockhouse

The written history of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609 when Samuel de Champlain 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.

Lacolle was the site of three battles in the early 19th Century. Two of the battles took place during the War of 1812. The Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812) was a short engagement in which a small garrison of Canadien Militia, with the assistance of Kahnawake Mohawk warriors, defended a makeshift log blockhouse from an American invasion force led by Major General Henry Dearborn. In the Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814) a garrison of 80 men of the 13th Regiment of Foot and a Congreve rocket detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery, later reinforced by a company of the Canadian Voltigeurs and the Grenadier company of the Canadian Fencibles successfully defended a blockhouse and stone mill building from an attacking American force of 4,000 men led by Major General James Wilkinson.

The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838 between Loyal Lower Canada volunteer forces under Major John Scriver and Lower Canada rebels under Colonel Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski. The half hour battle ended in a rebel defeat.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Lacolle, Quebec
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,392 —     1996 1,554 +11.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,503 −3.3% 2002M 2,402 +59.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,512 +4.6% 2011 2,680 +6.7%
(M) merger with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lacolle, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,680		2,275	5.3%	84.89%		310	21.6%	11.57%		40	166.7%	1.49%		55	26.7%	2.05%
2006		2,505		2,160	60.0%	86.23%		255	240.0%	10.18%		15	40.0%	0.60%		75	66.7%	2.99%
2001		1,495		1,350	12.5%	90.30%		75	63.4%	5.02%		25	54.5%	1.67%		45	10.0%	3.01%
1996		1,510		1,200	n/a	79.47%		205	n/a	13.58%		55	n/a	3.64%		50	n/a	3.31%

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).

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Lacolle Mills Blockhouse
• Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812)
• Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)
• Battle of Lacolle (1838)
• Lacolle railway station
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• Richelieu River

External links

• Lacolle official website
• A Lacolle Chronology as it pertains to the English Settlers