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Boisbriand,_Quebec Latitude and Longitude:

45°37′12″N 73°49′48″W / 45.62000°N 73.83000°W / 45.62000; -73.83000
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Boisbriand
Flag of Boisbriand
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM
Boisbriand is located in Central Quebec
Boisbriand
Boisbriand
Location in southwestern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 73°49′48″W / 45.62000°N 73.83000°W / 45.62000; -73.83000 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Thérèse-De Blainville
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946
Government
 • MayorChristine Beaudette
 •  Federal riding Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
 •  Prov. riding Groulx
Area
 • Total29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
 • Land27.75 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [3]
 • Total26,884
 • Density966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
Increase 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.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 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

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 Decrease 3.9% 79.24% 1,035 Increase 15.64% 3.85% 260 Increase 30% 0.96% 3,945 Increase 17.76% 14.68%
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
26,420
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
26,670
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
22,235 n/a 88.30% 750 n/a 2.97% 155 n/a 0.62% 1855 n/a 7.36%
Boisbriand city hall

Sports

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.

The city promotes several sports teams of different categories like minor hockey, aquatic club, athletics club, fencing, karate, synchronized swimming, figure skating. [6]

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools. [7]

Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse. [14]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools:

Climate

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

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72364". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 73005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boisbriand census profile
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ^ "Sportif | Ville de Boisbriand". www.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  7. ^ " Admission et inscription Archived 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."
  8. ^ " de la Clairière Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  9. ^ " des Grands-Chemins Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  10. ^ " du Mai Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  11. ^ " Gabrielle-Roy Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  12. ^ " Gaston-Pilon Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  13. ^ " Le Sentier Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  14. ^ " Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 7/9/2017) Boisbriand Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  15. ^ " PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  16. ^ " Rosemere High School Zone Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

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