L'Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève

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L'Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève
Location of Pierrefonds-Roxboro in Montreal
city Montreal
surface 23.6 km²
Residents 18,097  (2011)
native language French : 56.9%
English : 22.3%
Others: 20.8%
Community number REM32
Website Arrondissement

L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève is one of 19 arrondissements in the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec . Before 2002, L'Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève were separate municipalities. In 2011 the 23.6 km² district had 18,097 inhabitants.

geography

L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève is the only arrondissement that is predominantly not on the Île de Montréal . It includes the upstream Île Bizard , which is surrounded by the Rivière des Prairies and Lac des Deux Montagnes ; in addition, there is a narrow, almost 1 km² area strip with the settlement of Sainte-Geneviève in the west of the Île de Montréal. Socio-geographically, the district belongs to the West Iceland region . L'Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève borders another arrondissement of the city of Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro to the south . The development on the Île Bizard is concentrated on the south-east bank, otherwise forests, golf courses and other green areas characterize the island.

history

In 1678 the French colonial government led by Governor Louis Frontenac transferred the manorial rule over the island to the Swiss officer Jacques Bizard , who is also the namesake. In 1855 the municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Isle-Bizard was founded. In 1995 it received city status, which was associated with the renaming in L'Île-Bizard. The establishment of the commune of Sainte-Geneviève, which was named after the local parish church, dates from 1845. Two splits took place, which significantly reduced the communal area: in 1904, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds (now Pierrefonds ) became independent, in 1924 followed Dollard-des-Ormeaux .

On January 1, 2002, both parishes merged with the city of Montreal. They were then united with Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in an arrondissement. A referendum was held against the merger ordered by the provincial government. Although a majority voted in favor of detachment in all three towns on June 20, 2004, the required quorum (approval of 35% of all voters) was only achieved in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Since January 1, 2006, L'Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève together form an arrondissement.

population

According to the 2011 census, L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève had 18,097 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 767 inhabitants / km². Of the respondents, 56.9% said French and 22.3% English were their mother tongue. Other important languages ​​include Italian (3.2%), Arabic (3.2%), Romanian (1.8%) and Spanish (1.7%). L'Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève is the arrondissement with the fewest inhabitants.

Attractions

Sainte-Geneviève de Montréal church

Personalities

Web links

Commons : L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L'Île-Bizard. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
  2. ↑ Sainte-Geneviève. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
  3. ↑ Référendums du 20 juin 2004. Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed on September 2, 2011 (French).
  4. ↑ Annuaire statistique de l'agglomération de Montréal, recensement de 2011. (PDF, 728 kB) City Council of Montreal, Statistics Canada, 2011, accessed on February 25, 2014 (French, Statistical Yearbook of the Agglomeration of Montreal 2011).

Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′ 26 "  N , 73 ° 52 ′ 17"  W.