Brossard

Brossard ( bʁɔsaʁ ) is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Montérégie administrative region across from Montreal. Brossard is part of the agglomeration of Longueuil, has an area of ​​45.20 km ² and has 79 273 inhabitants ( 2011). From 2002 to 2006 Brossard was a district of Longueuil.

Geography

Brossard is located on the eastern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the region Rive- Sud, in a largely flat terrain. In urban area, an eight kilometer stretch of the St. Lawrence Seaway runs. The city is divided into different sectors in which the street names each begin with the same letter ( with the exception of the main roads). Neighboring municipalities are in Montreal West, Saint -Lambert in the northwest, Longueuil in the north, Carignan in the east, Saint -Jean -sur -Richelieu in the southeast and La Prairie in the south.

History

The establishment of Brossard was in 1958, as a part of the parish of La Prairie -de- la -Madeleine received the city status. The new church ( at the time had 3,400 inhabitants) was named after the then mayor Georges- Henri Brossard, whose family has been resident in the area for more than two centuries. Under his leadership, the first rural community grew into a densely populated suburb, mainly reflecting the opening of the highway bridge Pont Champlain on the St. Lawrence River in 1962 contributed. 1964 Greenfield Park came from a part of its municipal area, 1978 Notre- Dame-du -Sacré - Cœur was annexed.

The Government of the Province of Quebec ordered the merger of Brossard, and other municipalities with the city of Longueuil, which entered into force on 1 January 2002. Brossard now formed a district of Longueuil. This approach met with in parts of the population with strong resistance. In a referendum on 20 January 2004, 80.9 % of voters were in favor of the separation, the required quorum of 35 % of the votes of all voting was only exceeded scarce. The community was re-established on 1 January 2006, but was forced to cede some powers to the Association of Municipalities of the agglomeration of Longueuil. Brossard is a member of the company founded in 2000 Zweckverbandes Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 79,273 inhabitants Brossard, which corresponds to a population density of 1753.8 inh. / Km ². 47.4 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 12.1 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 1.4%, to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 6.3%. Only 23.1% spoke French. In 2001, 64.5 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 7.5 % Protestant, 5.5% Muslim, 4.8% Orthodox Christian and 11.5 % no religious affiliation.

Brossard is a particularly multicultural and has about 30 % of the population the highest proportion of immigrants in Quebec. Particularly significant is the Chinese community, with around 12%. Not less than 23 ethnic groups are represented by more than 1 % of the population. The most important non- official languages ​​by number of native speakers of Chinese ( 10.2% ), Arabic (4.3% ), Spanish ( 4.0%), Persian ( 2.3%), Vietnamese ( 1.9%), Greek ( 1.6%) and Romanian ( 1.5%).

Traffic

The city is accessible via several highways. On the Pont Champlain, which crosses the St. Lawrence River to Île des Sœurs and to the Île de Montréal, the Autoroute unite after 10 Sherbrooke, the autouroute 15 toward New York and Autoroute 20 towards Lévis. Another highway, Route 30 along the eastern border, serves as a large-scale avoidance of the metropolitan area of Montreal.

Responsible for public transport is the Réseau de transport de Longueuil society ( RTL). It operates numerous bus routes that connect with Brossard Longueuil, other neighboring communities and with the city of Montreal. The Pont Champlain to be 2018 replaced by a new building; it also tracks are provided for a light rail. Another important artery is the six-lane Route 132 in north-south direction through the city center.

Sister City

Personalities

  • Patrice Bernier (* 1989), football player
  • Olivier Occéan ( b. 1981 ), football player
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