Boisbriand
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.
Boisbriand | |
|---|---|
| Flag | |
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM | |
Boisbriand Location in southwestern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 73°49′48″W / 45.62000°N 73.83000°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
| Constituted | January 1, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christine Beaudette |
| • 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 (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 26,884 |
| • Density | 966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 | 0.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 and 438 |
| Highways A-13 A-15 (TCH) A-640 | R-344 |
| Website | www |
The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits and make up about 11% of its population. The rapidly growing community of 540 families and about 3,100 people was home to the former Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy, 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 edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Boisbriand had a population of 28,308 living in 11,425 of its 11,769 total private dwellings, a change of 5.3% from its 2016 population of 26,884. With a land area of 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km2 (2,649.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Boisbriand, Quebec[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 26,860 | 21,285 | 3.9% | 79.24% | 1,035 | 15.64% | 3.85% | 260 | 30% | 0.96% | 3,945 | 17.76% | 14.68% | |||||
2011 | 26,816 | 22,160 | 3.2% | 82.65% | 895 | 40.9% | 3.34% | 200 | 21.21% | 0.74% | 3,350 | 23.38% | 12.49% | |||||
2006 | 26,420 | 22,905 | 2.39% | 86.70% | 635 | 20.62% | 2.4% | 165 | 17.85% | 0.62% | 2,715 | 2.1% | 10.27% | |||||
2001 | 26,670 | 22,960 | 3.2% | 86.08% | 800 | 6.66% | 2.99% | 140 | 9.67% | 0.53% | 2,775 | 49.59% | 10.40% | |||||
1996 | 25,227 | 22,235 | n/a | 88.30% | 750 | n/a | 2.97% | 155 | n/a | 0.62% | 1855 | n/a | 7.36% | |||||
Sports edit
Boisbriand is home to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The Armada play their home games at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.
The city promotes several sports teams of different categories like minor hockey, aquatic club, athletics club, fencing, karate, synchronized swimming, figure skating.[6]
Education edit
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[7]
- École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
- École de la Clairière[8]
- École des Grands-Chemins[9]
- École du Mai[10]
- École Gabrielle-Roy[11]
- École Gaston-Pilon[12]
- École Le Sentier[13]
Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse.[14]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools:
- Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School in Blainville[15]
- Rosemere High School in Rosemère[16]
Climate edit
The climate of Boisbriand is a humid continental climate. Winters are cold with a lot of snowfall and summers are hot and humid. There are 4 seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Twin cities edit
- France, Annemasse
References edit
- ^ "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
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Sportif | Ville de Boisbriand". www.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Admission et inscription 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." 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 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "des Grands-Chemins 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "du Mai 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gabrielle-Roy 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gaston-Pilon 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Le Sentier 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." 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 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Rosemere High School Zone 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
External links edit
- Ville de Boisbriand (French)