Dorval (Quebec)
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 Railway station and airport in Dorval |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montreal | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 27 ′ N , 73 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 12 m | ||
| Area : | 20.88 km² | ||
| Residents : | 18,208 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 872 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 66087 | ||
| Postal code : | H4S, H4Y, H9P | ||
| Area code : | +1 514 | ||
| Mayor : | Edgar Rouleau | ||
| Website : | www.ville.dorval.qc.ca | ||
 Location of Dorval in the Montreal agglomeration |
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Dorval is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec . It is located on the Île de Montréal west of Montreal . The city has an area of 20.88 km² and has 18,208 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
Dorval is located in the west of the Île de Montréal on the north bank of Lac Saint-Louis , in the West Iceland region . The parish is bordered by Montreal ( Saint-Laurent and Lachine boroughs ) to the north and east , Dollard-Des Ormeaux to the northwest and Pointe-Claire to the west . Less than half a kilometer from the coast is L'Île-Dorval . Montreal city center is around 14 kilometers away. Around 60% of the municipality's area is taken up by Montreal-Trudeau International Airport .
history
In 1667, priests of the Sulpizian Order founded a mission station called Fort Gentilly , which over time developed into a small village. This was later called La Présentation de la Vierge Marie and finally Dorval, named after the fur trader Jean-Baptiste Bouchard d'Orval, who once bought land here. In 1855 the Grand Trunk Railway opened a railway line and the village received a train station, after which many English-speaking residents of Montreal moved here. The community was founded in 1892 and received city status in 1903. The international airport developed from the Lachine Air Force Base of the Royal Canadian Air Force , which opened in 1941 .
On January 1, 2002, 27 parishes on the island were merged with Montreal. Resistance arose especially in communities with a high proportion of English speakers, as this measure had been ordered by the provincial government of the separatist Parti Québécois . From 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec provided the government and promised to reverse the merger of the municipalities. On July 20, 2004, referendums were held in 22 former municipalities. In Dorval, 76.8% of the voters spoke out in favor of the separation. The community was re-established on January 1, 2006, but had to cede numerous competencies to the community association.
population
According to the 2011 census, Dorval had 18,208 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 872 inh. / Km². 42.4% of the population stated English as their main language, while French accounted for 30.6%. 2.2% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 24.8%. The most important non-official main languages included Spanish (2.9%), Italian (2.8%), Chinese (2.6%) and Arabic (2.0%). Only English spoke 20.5%, only French 8.3%. In 2001, 61.8% of the population were Roman Catholic , 21.2% Protestant , 2.5% Orthodox and 9.1% non-denominational.
Economy and Transport
The international airport is economically dominant . In the vicinity there is an extensive industrial and commercial area, which is mainly used by companies in the aviation industry. The best-known company based in Dorval is Bombardier Aerospace . Also of great importance are the Jardins Dorval , opened in 1954 , one of the first shopping centers in Québec.
Autoroute 20 , the freeway between Montreal and Toronto, runs through the middle of the city . Autoroute 520 branches off from this near the airport , a cross connection to Autoroute 15 and Autoroute 40 . The city has two train stations on the main Montreal – Toronto railway line (Dorval and Pine Beach); AMT local trains run from the Montreal train station Lucien-L'Allier to Vaudreuil-Dorion . Several bus lines of the Société de transport de Montréal provide connections with neighboring communities and the center of Montreal.
Web links
- Dorval Official Website (French)
- Dorval ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dorval. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed August 17, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Référendums du 20 juin 2004. Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed on August 17, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Dorval. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 5, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Dorval. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 5, 2014 (French).