Pincourt
Pincourt (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃kuʁ]) is a municipality on the island of Île Perrot, off the western tip of the island of Montreal, Quebec. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 14,751. 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 | |
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Boulevard Cardinal Léger in Pincourt | |
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
Pincourt Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 73°59′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 1 January 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Comeau |
| • Federal riding | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| • Prov. riding | Vaudreuil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 14,751 |
| • Density | 2,078.0/km2 (5,382/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 5,786 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
| Highways | A-20 |
| Website | www |
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.