Senneville, Quebec

Senneville is a municipality in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located on the Île de Montréal west of the city of Montreal. The municipality has an area of ​​7.49 km ² and has 920 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Senneville is located on the western tip of the Ile de Montréal in the region of West Iceland, on the shores of Lac des Deux Montagnes. The municipality is bordered on the northeast by the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds - Roxboro and in the east on Sainte -Anne -de- Bellevue. The downtown Montreal is about 32 kilometers away.

History

As of 1672, the area was known as Boisbriand, named after Michel Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand, the first holder of the fief after. In 1679 he sold it to Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil and Jacques Le Ber. The latter, built in 1686, the Fort Senneville, a warehouse and a mill. In the same year he was knighted by Louis XIV and changed his name to Jacques Le Ber de Saint -Paul de Senneville, after his birthplace Senneville. 1895 the village received the status of a municipality after it had split from Sainte -Anne- du- Bout- de -l'Île.

On 1 January 2002 27 municipalities were merged on the island of Montreal. Especially in communities with a high proportion of English speakers was stirring resistance, since this measure was ordered by the provincial government of the separatist Parti Québécois. As of 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec, the government and promised to make the municipal mergers reversed. On 20 July 2004 referendums were held in 22 former municipalities. In Senneville 93.4 % of eligible participants were in favor of the separation. The community was re-established on 1 January 2006, but was forced to cede to the Association of Municipalities numerous competencies.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 922 residents Senneville, which corresponds to a population density of 122.8 inh. / Km ². 48.4 % of the population reported English as the main language, the proportion of French was 34.8 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 2.7%, was attributable to other languages ​​and multiple response 14.1% ( including 2.2% German ). Only 16.3% spoke English, only French 4.3%. In 2001, 66.5 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 16.5 % Protestant, 3.6% Jewish, 9.8% non-denominational.

Traffic

Senneville lies on the Autoroute 40, the running between Montreal and Ottawa highway. This crosses the lake on the 1966 opened Pont de l' Île -aux- Vaudreuil - Dorion Tourtes after. Further south Autoroute 20 runs in the direction of Toronto. The community is accessible by a bus service of the Société de transport de Montréal to the station of Sainte -Anne- de -Bellevue; there is connection to the AMT commuter trains to Montreal.

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