Boisbriand
Boisbriand | |
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Coordinates: 45°37′N 73°50′W / 45.62°N 73.83°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
Constituted | January 1, 1946 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marlene Cordato |
• Federal riding | Rivière-des-Mille-Îles |
• Prov. riding | Groulx |
Area | |
• Total | 29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 27.75 km2 (10.71 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 26,816 |
• Density | 966.4/km2 (2,503/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 | 1.3% |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-13 A-15 (TCH) A-640 | R-344 |
Website | www |
Boisbriand is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.
The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits. The rapidly growing community of over 450 families is home to the Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy and Juan, who established the community in 1963.
Although relatively small, Boisbriand is bisected by three highways: Highway 13 on the west, Highway 15 on the east, and Highway 640 in the middle/north.
Demographics
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Boisbriand, Quebec[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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26,860
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21,285 | 3.9% | 79.24% | 1,035 | 15.64% | 3.85% | 260 | 30% | 0.96% | 3,945 | 17.76% | 14.68% | |||||
2011
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26,816
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22,160 | 3.2% | 82.65% | 895 | 40.9% | 3.34% | 200 | 21.21% | 0.74% | 3,350 | 23.38% | 12.49% | |||||
2006
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26,420
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22,905 | 2.39% | 86.70% | 635 | 20.62% | 2.4% | 165 | 17.85% | 0.62% | 2,715 | 2.1% | 10.27% | |||||
2001
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26,670
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22,960 | 3.2% | 86.08% | 800 | 6.66% | 2.99% | 140 | 9.67% | 0.53% | 2,775 | 49.59% | 10.40% | |||||
1996
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25,227
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22,235 | n/a | 88.30% | 750 | n/a | 2.97% | 155 | n/a | 0.62% | 1855 | n/a | 7.36% |
Sport
Boisbriand is home to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Armada play their home games at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[5]
- École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
- École de la Clairière[6]
- École des Grands-Chemins[7]
- École du Mai[8]
- École Gabrielle-Roy[9]
- École Gaston-Pilon[10]
- École Le Sentier[11]
Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse.[12]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools:
- Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School in Blainville[13]
- Rosemere High School in Rosemere[14]
Twin cities
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72364". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 73005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boisbriand census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Admission et inscription." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
- ^ "de la Clairière." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "des Grands-Chemins." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "du Mai." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gabrielle-Roy." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gaston-Pilon." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Le Sentier." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 7/9/2017) Boisbriand." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Rosemere High School Zone." Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.