Duvernay, Quebec

Duvernay is a district in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.

For the Canadian electoral district formerly known as Duvernay, see Laval East. For the Lower Canada publisher (1799-1852), see Ludger Duvernay.

Geography

It is located south-west of Saint-Francois, south-east of Auteuil, east of Vimont and Pont-Viau and around Sant-Vincent-de-Paul. The Rivière des Prairies passes to the south.[1]

Demographics
Home Language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
French only 18,740 66.91%
English only 5,515 19.69%
Unofficial language only 2,800 9.99%
Mixed responses and/or neither 950 3.39%

Education

Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools.

  • École secondaire Leblanc
  • École primaire Des Ormeaux[2]
  • École primaire J.-Jean-Joubert[3]
  • École primaire Notre-Dame-du-Sourire[4]
  • École primaire Val-des-Arbres[5]
    • As of 2017, it has about 430 students

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB) operates English-language public schools. Elementary schools serving sections of Duvernay:

  • Genesis Elementary School[6]
  • Jules Verne Elementary School[7]
  • St. Paul Elementary School[8]
    • As of 2017 it has about 430 students.[9]

All sections of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and Laval Senior Academy

SWLSB previously had its headquarters in Duvernay.[10]

References
  1. Interactive map of Laval from the official website Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes beside "Limite administrative".
  2. "Des Ormeaux." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  3. "J.-Jean-Joubert." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  4. "Notre-Dame-du-Sourire." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  5. "Val-des-Arbres." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  6. "Genesis Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2450, Rosemère Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 2J8" See also: "GENESIS ELEMENTARY ZONE"
  7. "Jules Verne Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "1701 De l'École Duvernay, Laval, QC H7G 1V5" See also: "JULES VERNE ELEMENTARY ZONE"
  8. "St. Paul Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2425 Honfleur Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 1Y3 " See also: "SAINT-PAUL ELEMENTARY ZONE"
  9. "Abou Us." St. Paul Elementary School. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  10. Home page. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. May 10, 2000. Retrieved on September 18, 2017. Retrieved on September 18, 2017. "1105 Victor Morin Duvernay, Laval, Québec, H7G 4B8"



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