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
City
Flag
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM
Boisbriand
Location in southwestern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 73°49′48″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMThérèse-De Blainville
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946
Government
 • MayorMarlene Cordato
 • Federal ridingRivière-des-Mille-Îles
 • Prov. ridingGroulx
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
 0.3%
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7G 2J7
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-13
A-15 (TCH)
A-640
Route 344
Websitewww.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca

The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits and make up about 10% of its population. The rapidly growing community of 470 families and about 2,700 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
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Boisbriand, Quebec[4]
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%
Boisbriand city hall

Sport

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.[5]

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[6]

  • École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
  • École de la Clairière[7]
  • École des Grands-Chemins[8]
  • École du Mai[9]
  • École Gabrielle-Roy[10]
  • École Gaston-Pilon[11]
  • École Le Sentier[12]

Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse.[13]

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. Reference number 72364 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 73005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boisbriand census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  5. "Sportif | Ville de Boisbriand". www.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  6. "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."
  7. "de la Clairière." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  8. "des Grands-Chemins." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  9. "du Mai." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  10. "Gabrielle-Roy." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  11. "Gaston-Pilon." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  12. "Le Sentier." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  13. "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.
  14. "PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  15. "Rosemere High School Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
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