Boisbriand, Quebec

Boisbriand
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Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM.
Boisbriand

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°37′N 73°50′W / 45.617°N 73.833°W / 45.617; -73.833Coordinates: 45°37′N 73°50′W / 45.617°N 73.833°W / 45.617; -73.833[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Thérèse-De Blainville
Constituted January 1, 1946
Government[2]
  Mayor Marlene Cordato
  Federal riding Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
  Prov. riding Groulx
Area[2][3]
  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 Increase 1.3%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J7G 2J7
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-13
A-15
A-640

Route 344
Website www.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca

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 the town in Quebec which has the highest number of highways per square kilometres. There are 3: Highway 13 on the west, Highway 15 on the east, and Highway 640 in the middle/north.

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.

Demographics

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rosemère, Quebec[4]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
26,816
22,160 Decrease 3.2% 82.65% 895 Increase 40.9% 3.34% 200 Decrease 21.21% 0.74% 3,350 Increase 23.38% 12.49%
2006
26420
22,905 Decrease 2.39% 86.70% 635 Decrease 20.62% 2.4% 165 Increase 17.85% 0.62% 2,715 Decrease 2.1% 10.27%
2001
26670
22,960 Increase 3.2% 86.08% 800 Increase 6.66% 2.99% 140 Decrease 9.67% 0.53% 2,775 Increase 49.59% 10.40%
1996
25,227
22235 n/a 88.30% 750 n/a 2.97% 155 n/a 0.62% 1855 n/a 7.36%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[5]

Twin cities

References

  1. Reference number 72364 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 73005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boisbriand census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "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."

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