Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle

For homonymy, see Lacolle.

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ də lakɔl]) is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established as a municipality officially in 1855, and its population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,542.

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Municipality
Motto:  Florete Flores ("Flowers bloom")
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM
St-Bernard-de-Lacolle Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Estelle Muzzi
• Federal riding	Châteauguay—Lacolle
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][3]
• Total	113.65 km2 (43.88 sq mi)
• Land	113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,542
• Density	13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	0.5%
• Dwellings	674
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1V0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-15	R-202 R-217
Website	www.municipalite-de-saint-bernard-de-lacolle.ca

A major border crossing, Blackpool, is located where St-Bernard-de-Lacolle abuts the village of Champlain, New York, at the junction of Quebec Autoroute 15 and U.S. US Interstate 87.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,542 (-0.5% from 2016)	1,549 (+4.9% from 2011)	1,477 (-3.9% from 2006)
Land area	113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi)	113.52 km2 (43.83 sq mi)	113.19 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population density	13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)	13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)	13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age	44.8 (M: 44.4, F: 44.8)	46.4 (M: 46.6, F: 46.1)	44.2 (M: 44.8, F: 43.3)
Private dwellings	674 (total)  618 (occupied)	670 (total)  620 (occupied)	657 (total)
Median household income	$80,000	$60,288	$43,300

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,147 —     1931 1,043 −9.1% 1941 1,241 +19.0% 1951 1,200 −3.3% 1956 1,226 +2.2% 1961 1,326 +8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 1,377 +3.8% 1971 1,399 +1.6% 1976 1,446 +3.4% 1981 1,500 +3.7% 1986 1,490 −0.7% 1991 1,509 +1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,544 +2.3% 2001 1,499 −2.9% 2006 1,537 +2.5% 2011 1,477 −3.9% 2016 1,549 +4.9% 2021 1,542 −0.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[7][8]

Language

Where English is spoken fluently in the region, the municipality recognizes French as an official language for formal and informal use.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,475		1,220	5.8%	82.71%		185	76.2%	12.54%		15	50.0%	1.02%		55	31.3%	3.73%
2006		1,490		1,295	8.8%	86.91%		105	56.3%	7.05%		10	n/a%	0.67%		80	300.0%	5.37%
2001		1,450		1,190	2.6%	82.07%		240	12.7%	16.55%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	20.0%	1.38%
1996		1,460		1,160	n/a	79.45%		275	n/a	18.84%		0	n/a	0.00%		25	n/a	1.71%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served a portion of the municipality.^[9]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec