Pincourt, Quebec

Pincourt is a municipality on the island of Île Perrot, off the western tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 14,305. The town shares the island with the three other municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Terrasse Vaudreuil and L'Île-Perrot, bordering on each one. The south end of the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) flows between Vaudreuil-Dorion and Pincourt, defining the town's western boundary.

Pincourt
City
The Pincourt―Terasse-Vaudreuil train station.
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pincourt Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°23′N 73°59′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	1 January 1950
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Yvan Cardinal
• Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
• Prov. riding	Vaudreuil
Area [2][4]
• Total	7.11 km^2 (2.75 sq mi)
• Land	7.54 km^2 (2.91 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	14,558
• Density	2,048.1/km^2 (5,305/sq mi)
• Pop 2011–2016	1.8%
• Dwellings	5,471
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J7V, J7W (until 2014), only J7W as of summer 2014[5]
Area code(s)	514 and 438
Highways	A-20
Website	www.villepincourt.qc.ca

Many houses, condos and townhouses are newly built as the town has undergone a building boom, which also included the opening of the new francophone Chêne-Bleu high school. The municipality also has two bilingual primary schools and one French primary school. Several parks and natural protected areas are open throughout the year for recreation.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pincourt, Quebec community profile
		2011	2006
Population:		14,305 (+27.8% from 2006)	11,197 (+10.8% from 2001)
Land area:		7.54 km^2 (2.91 sq mi)	7.54 km^2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population density:		1,896.7/km^2 (4,912/sq mi)	1,484.5/km^2 (3,845/sq mi)
Median age:		38.2 (M: 37.5, F: 38.8)	38.5 (M: 37.9, F: 39.2)
Total private dwellings:		5,320	4,277
Median household income:		$75,103	$64,428
References: 2011[4] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Historical Census Data – Pincourt, Quebec[8]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 9,749 —     1996 10,023 +2.8% 2001 10,107 +0.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 11,197 +10.8% 2011 14,305 +27.8% 2011 14,558 +1.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2016 14,558 +0.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Pincourt, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		14,105		6,990	14.1%	49.56%		4,980	27.5%	35.31%		280	19.1%	1.98%		1,855	109.6%	13.15%
2006		11,150		6,125	1.4%	54.93%		3,905	13.8%	35.02%		235	80.8%	2.11%		885	90.3%	7.94%
2001		10,065		6,040	6.5%	60.01%		3,430	8.5%	34.08%		130	0.0%	1.29%		465	22.4%	4.62%
1996		9,930		5,670	n/a	57.10%		3,750	n/a	37.76%		130	n/a	1.31%		380	n/a	3.83%

Infrastructure

Transportation

The Taschereau bridge.

Quebec Autoroute 20 runs along the north end of Pincourt and is accessible via Boulevard Cardinal Léger (exit 35), the only proper exit overpass along the section of the highway from Autoroute 30 to the island of Montréal, all others consisting of at-grade intersections with traffic lights. There is one other autoroute junction for Pincourt consisting of an at-grade intersection at Boulevard de l'Île.

On the city's western border, the Taschereau Bridge crosses the Ottawa River to Vaudreuil-Dorion.

There is a shuttle bus service that runs during rush hours operated by CIT La Presqu'Île connecting to the Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train line. The CIT also offers various bus connections to Vaudreuil-Dorion, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and other West-Island destinations.

Unlike in the past, Pincourt has grown beyond its original economic limitations. These days you can buy pretty much anything, you can even work locally. There was a time though in the early 2000's where the town's economic growth depended solely on Labatt's Black Label Big 10%, which was later discontinued by Labatt Breweries for the devastation Big 10% had caused to Pincourt on a 10 year period. Almost 85% dropout rate amongst teens, 64% teen pregnancy rate and a increased murder rate of 7000% were the most notable changed brought on during the Big 10% epidemic. Luckily under current Mayor Cardinal, we need not fear such indignation again.

Schools

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[9]

• École secondaire du Chêne-Bleu
• École Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
• Some areas are zoned to École Virginie-Roy in L'Île-Perrot[10]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. It is zoned to Edgewater Elementary School and St. Patrick Elementary School.[11]

See also

• List of towns in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 49351 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pincourt". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
5. Town of Pincourt. "New Postal Codes in Pincourt". Web. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
10. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017–2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on 30 September 2017.
11. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.