Île Perrot
Île Perrot | |
|---|---|
Island | |
Map of the Hochelaga Archipelago, with Île Perrot at left | |
Île Perrot, showing its municipalities: Green: Ville de l'Île-Perrot Yellow: Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Red: Pincourt Blue: Terrasse-Vaudreuil | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′01″N 73°54′09″W / 45.35028°N 73.90250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Area | |
| • Land | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 39,915 |
| • Density | 951.7/km2 (2,465/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
Île Perrot (French pronunciation: [il pɛʁo]) is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes. The island was granted by the Intendant Talon of New France to its founder François-Marie Perrot then-Governor of Montreal on 28 October 1672.
Nearly 40,000 people live in one of Île Perrot's four municipalities:
It is part of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region. This is the only off-island suburban area of Montreal to use Montreal's own 514 area code, with all others being allocated to 450. The island is connected to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, on the West Island of Montreal, via the Galipeault Bridge.
Île Perrot holds the only working windmill in Quebec, dating from the time Île-Perrot was a seigneury in the French colony of New France. The windmill and associated miller's house were designated a National Historic Site in 1969, and a Historic Monument under provincial heritage legislation in 1977. In the windmill's honour, what now constitutes the commercial artery of the island was named boulevard Don-Quichotte.