Lacolle, Quebec

Lacolle
Town hall
Town hall
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM
Lacolle is located in Southern Quebec
Lacolle
Lacolle
Location within southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°22′W / 45.083°N 73.367°W / 45.083; -73.367[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Richelieu
ConstitutedSeptember 13, 2001
Government
 • MayorJacques Lemaistre-Caron
 • Federal ridingSaint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
 • Total53.50 km2 (20.66 sq mi)
 • Land49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total2,680
 • Density54.0/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.7%
 • Dwellings
1,185
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-221
R-223
R-202
Websitewww.lacolle.com

Lacolle (French pronunciation: [lakɔl]) is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of the Montérégie, on the Canada–United States border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward through the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River. More people cross the border illegally from the United States there than at any other point. Almost nineteen thousand people were detained in 2017.[5] The nearest town across the border is Champlain, New York.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lacolle". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cp2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Quan, Douglas (3 February 2019). "RCMP has spent more than $6.6M to process migrants at Canada's busiest illegal crossing". National Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.