Boisbriand
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Laurentides | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Thérèse-De Blainville | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 37 ′ N , 73 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 36 m | ||
| Area : | 27.75 km² | ||
| Residents : | 26,816 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 966.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 73005 | ||
| Postal code : | J7G | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Marlene Cordato | ||
| Website : | www.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC Thérèse-De Blainville |
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Boisbriand is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Laurentides administrative region , around 30 km northwest of Montreal . Boisbriand belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Thérèse-De Blainville , has an area of 27.75 km² and has 26,816 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Boisbriand is located in the Rive-Nord region on the north bank of the Rivière des Mille Îles , an estuary of the Ottawa . The urban area also includes several river islands, including Île Provost, Île Isaïe-Locas, Île de Mai, Île Morris, Île Thibault and Île Lefebvre. On the opposite side of the river is the Île Jésus . The terrain gradually rises towards the west and is drained by several streams. Neighboring municipalities are Sainte-Thérèse in the northeast, Rosemère in the east, Laval in the southeast, Saint-Eustache in the southwest and Mirabel in the northwest.
history
In 1683, the French King Louis XIV entrusted the officer Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand with an extensive seigneurie on the north bank of the Rivière des Mille Îles. The settlement of today's urban area began in 1740, and the parish was founded in 1789. By splitting off from the city of Sainte-Thérèse , the new municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-Ouest was created in 1946. In the 1960s, numerous Hasidic Jews began to settle in the strictly orthodox Kiryas Tosh movement, who now make up over a tenth of the population. In 1970 the municipality was granted city status, but a year later had to cede a significant part of its territory to the newly created city of Mirabel , where the construction of the Mirabel international airport was planned. In 1974 the community was renamed Boisbriand. The city has been a member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal association since 2000 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Boisbriand had 26,816 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 966.3 inh / km². 82.7% of the population stated French as their main language, while English accounted for 3.3%. 0.7% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 13.3% (including 7.0% Yiddish ). Only French spoke 44.1%. In 2001, 85.1% of the population were Roman Catholic , 5.5% Jewish , 2.2% Buddhist , 2.1% Protestant and 3.4% non-denominational.
Transport and economy
To the north of the city center, two highways intersect, Autoroute 15 from Montreal to the Laurentine Mountains and Autoroute 640 along the Rivière des Mille Îles. On the southern outskirts of the city, Autoroute 13 branches off towards Laval . Route 117 , a main road of supraregional importance, runs along the north-eastern city limits . The city is served by several CIT Laurentides bus routes. These lead to the train station in Sainte-Thérèse (connection to AMT local trains to Montreal and Saint-Jérôme ) and to the metro station Montmorency in Laval.
From 1966 to 2002 General Motors operated an automobile plant , the Sainte-Thérèse Assembly , which is partially located in the urban area of Boisbriand . There were Buick - Chevrolet - and Oldsmobile models manufactured; it was the only Canadian automobile plant outside of Ontario .
Sports
The most famous sports team in the city is the Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand ice hockey team , which is part of the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . The home games will be held in the Center d'Excellence Sports Rousseau , which has a capacity of 3,250.
Web links
- Official website of Boisbriand (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boisbriand. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Historique. City of Boisbriand, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Boisbriand. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Boisbriand. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).
- ^ GM factories (history). Canadian poncho, accessed January 8, 2014 (French).