Boisbriand, Quebec

Boisbriand is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the administrative region of Laurentides, around 30 km north-west of Montreal. Boisbriand is part of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Thérèse - De Blainville, has an area of ​​27.75 km ² and has 26 816 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Boisbriand in the region Rive -Nord on the northern shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles, a tributary of the Ottawa River. The city area also includes several river islands, including Ile Provost, Ile Isaïe - Locas, Ile de Mai, Ile Morris, Ile and Ile Thibault Lefebvre. On the opposite side of the river lies the Ile Jésus. The land rises to the west gradually and is drained by several rivers. Neighboring municipalities are Sainte -Thérèse in the northeast, Rosemère in the east, in the southeast of Laval, Saint- Eustache in the southwest and Mirabel in the northwest.

History

The French king Louis XIV transferred in 1683 to the officer Michel Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand a sprawling Seigneurie on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles. 1740 began the settlement of the present town area, 1789 saw the establishment of the parish. Elimination of the town of Sainte -Thérèse emerged in 1946, the new town of Sainte -Thérèse -Ouest. In the 1960s, many Hasidic Jews of the strictly Orthodox movement Kiryas Tosh began to settle, make today a tenth of the population. 1970 received the city status in the community, but a year later had to cede a significant part of their territory to the newly geschaffende city Mirabel, where the construction of an international airport was planned. In 1974, named to the community in Boisbriand. The city is a member of the administration union Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal since 2000.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 26,816 inhabitants Boisbriand, which corresponds to a population density of 966.3 inh. / Km ². 82.7 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 3.3 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.7 %, was attributable to other languages ​​and multiple response 13.3% ( including 7.0% Yiddish ). Only 44.1% spoke French. In 2001, 85.1 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 5.5% Jewish, 2.2% Buddhist, 2.1% Protestant, and 3.4% non-denominational.

Transport and the economy

North of the city center intersect two highways, the Autoroute 15 of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains and the Route 640 along the Rivière des Mille Îles. On the southern outskirts Autoroute 13 branches in the direction from Laval. The northeastern city limits along the route 117, a main road of national importance. The city is served by several bus lines of the company CIT Laurentides. These lead to the station of Sainte -Thérèse (connection to AMT commuter trains to Montreal and Saint- Jérôme ) and metro station Montmorency in Laval.

From 1966 to 2002 General Motors owned a car factory, partly on the city of Boisbriand lying Sainte -Thérèse Assembly. There, Buick, Chevrolet and Oldsmobile models were manufactured; it was the only Canadian car plant outside Ontario.

Sports

The most famous sports team in the city is the Hockey Team Armada de Blainville- Boisbriand, the junior in the Ligue de hockey majeur du Québec. The home games are at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau, which offers 3,250 spectators.