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Île Jésus
Île Jésus (, '' Jesus Island'') is a river island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. It is the second-largest () island in the Hochelaga Archipelago (after the Island of Montreal), and the fourth most populous island in Canada, with more than 420,000 residents as of 2016. Île Jésus is the major component of the City of Laval, along with the Îles Laval and several other islands. The island still has a considerable rural portion, with most of the urban area in the central region and along the south and west river banks. Former cities *''Auteuil'' *'' Chomedey'' *'' Duvernay'' *'' Fabreville'' *''Îles Laval'' *'' Laval-Ouest'' *'' Laval-des-Rapides'' *''Laval-sur-le-Lac'' *''Pont-Viau'' *'' Saint-François'' *''Saint-Vincent-de-Paul'' *'' Sainte-Dorothée'' *'' Sainte-Rose'' *'' Vimont'' See also * Olivier Charbonneau * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochelaga Archipelago
The Hochelaga Archipelago (), also known as the Montreal Islands, is a group of islands at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers in the southwestern part of the province of Quebec, Canada. Population On 1 July 2021, the Hochelaga Archipelago officially had 2,556,040 inhabitants in the following municipalities: Size Estimates of the number of islands in the archipelago vary. The most widely accepted number seems to be 234, although the number has been put as high as 325. Islands The largest island in the group is the Island of Montreal, which contains most of the city of Montreal and the central section of its metropolitan area. The city has jurisdiction over 74 smaller islands in the archipelago, most notably Nuns' Island (also known as Île des Sœurs in French), Île Bizard, and the two islands that served as the site of Expo 67, namely Saint Helen's Island (in French Île Sainte-Hélène) and the artificial Île Notre-Dame. The second-largest islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. Demographics Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * École secondaire Leblanc * École primaire Des Ormeaux * École primaire J.-Jean-Joubert * École primaire Notre-Dame-du-Sourire * École primaire Val-des-Arbres ** , 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 * Jules Verne Elementary School * St. Paul Elementary School ** it has about 430 students. All sections of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and Laval Senior Academy Laval Senior Academy (LSA) is an English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Quebec
This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada. Arctic islands Queen Elizabeth Islands * Adams Island *Alexander Island *Baillie-Hamilton Island * Bathurst Island *Borden Island * Brock Island * Buckingham Island *Byam Martin Island * Cameron Island *Coburg Island * Cornwall Island * Cornwallis Island *Devon Island *Eglinton Island *Ellesmere Island * Emerald Isle *Graham Island *Griffith Island (Nunavut) * Helena Island *Hoved Island *Île Vanier *King Christian Island *Little Cornwallis Island *Lougheed Island *Mackenzie King Island *Massey Island *Meighen Island * Melville Island * North Kent Island *Pioneer Island (Nunavut) *Prince Patrick Island *Stor Island *2092 other minor islands includingHans Island ( iu, Tartupaluk), a small uninhabited barren knoll off Ellesmere Island measuring 1.3 km² (shared with Denmark) Belcher Islands *Flaherty Island *Innetalling Island *Kugong Island *Mavor Island * Moore Island * Snape Island * Split Island *Tukarak Island * Wiegand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Charbonneau
Olivier Charbonneau (France, Aunis 1613 Île de Montréal 20 November 1687) was a frontiersman who lived in Old Montreal in New France. Charbonneau started his working life as a sewer cleaner in Marans, Charente-Maritime. Widowed twice, by Ozanne Lussaud, and Roy in Marans (m. 13 April 1646), he then married Marie-Marguerite Garnier 1656. It is recorded that at that time his wife Marie-Marguerite was niece to Marguerite Bourgeoys. He was one of the first settlers of the Île Jésus (today, Laval). He is the ancestor of 35,000 living North Americans, and ancestor of the entire population of families with the surname Labelle, through his daughter Anne. There are only two surviving records for the family name of Charbonneau: one for Olivier and his wife, landing in 1659, and another for an unrelated man, Jean and his wife, around 1675. Nothing in the record suggests that the two were closely related. It has been estimated that 97% of the Charbonneau families in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimont, Quebec
Vimont is a district in the centre of Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Until 1960 the name was Saint-Elzéar. Geography Vimont is delimited north-west by Sainte-Rose, north-east by Auteuil, east by Duvernay, south-west by Chomedey and south-east by Pont-Viau. Features The Cité de la Santé de Laval, Laval's main hospital is located in Vimont, as is the Vimont Commuter Train station. Vimont has one hockey arena in the area, the Lucerne arena. Vimont is part of the Monteuil sports association along with Auteuil. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates Francophone public schools. * École primaire Les Explorateurs * École primaire Le Sentier * École primaire Paul-Comtois * École primaire Père-Vimont Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools. Elementary schools serving Vimont include: * St. Paul Elementary School in Duvernay ** it has about 430 students. * Terry Fox Elementary Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Rose, Quebec
Sainte-Rose is a district in Laval, Quebec. It was incorporated as a village in 1850, and was a separate town until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965 which amalgamated all the municipalities on Île Jésus into a single City of Laval. Ste-Rose is best known for the parish church, erected 1740, which contains a Casavant Frères organ and hosts numerous concerts every year, and for "Vieux Ste-Rose", an area known for its old houses and its restaurants. Other districts that are also part of Sainte-Rose are Champenois (located between Boulevard Curé-Labelle and Autoroute 15, to the west of "Vieux Ste-Rose") and Champfleury, also known as Des Oiseaux (after the name of the district's main thoroughfare), to the south, near the border with Chomedey. Transportation It is served by city bus lines operated by the Société de transport de Laval and by commuter trains of the Saint-Jerome line of the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM). The Sainte-Rose station on that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec
Sainte-Dorothée is a district in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. The Sainte-Dorothée that was known for forest and farmlands is no longer what it used to be. It took a giant transformation during the last decade with the arrival of SmartCentre (formerly Mega Centre) Sainte-Dorothée and Mega Centre Notre-Dame. It began with the construction of Canadian Tire, IGA & followed with the first Wal-Mart Canada in the western Laval area. The expansion has never stopped since. It now has almost every major department store, restaurant, hundreds of boutiques and two locations open 24 hours. The area also saw a rise in demand for residential development, possibly due to the " Mega Mall" alongside the Highway 13 or the other way around as the mall was built to accommodate the growing number of families looking for affordable homes near the Montreal area. Given the proximity of Ste-Dorothée to Pierrefonds, Saint-Laurent, the rest of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a district in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul. Geography It is surrounded by Duvernay at the west and by Saint-François at the north and east. Roads and Bridges The Pie IX Bridge connects St-Vincent-de-Paul and the Montreal borough of Montreal North across the Rivière des Prairies. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates Francophone public schools. * Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has one public high school, École secondaire Georges-Vanier. * École primaire Du Bois-Joli * École primaire Jean XXIII * École primaire L’Envol (alternative school) It has one Francophone private school: Collège Laval Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools. Elementary schools serving Saint-Vincent-de-Paul include: * Saint Vincent Elementary School [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-Viau, Quebec
Pont-Viau, Quebec is a district in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau Bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec. Geography It is deliminated by the Rivière des Prairies to the south, by Duvernay to the east, by Vimont to the north and by Laval-des-Rapides to the west. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * École primaire Saint-Gilles * École primaire Saint-Julien " . Retrieved on September 24, 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval-sur-le-Lac is a small sector on the western part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. This community contains North America's oldest French speaking private golf club, Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac, established in 1917. The seasonal Laval-sur-le-Lac–Île-Bizard Ferry, which does not operate in winter, connects Laval-sur-le-Lac with Île Bizard. Geography It is bordered by Laval-Ouest, Sainte-Dorothée to the east and the Rivière des Prairies (Lake of Two Mountains) to the west. In 2006, it has been ranked the richest neighbourhood in the Province of Quebec with an estimated average household income of over $325,000 per year. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. * Hillcrest Academy in Chomedey [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Education Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools. * Écoles secondaire de la Mosaïque * Écoles secondaire Mont-de-La Salle * École primaire De l’Arc-en-ciel * École primaire Léon-Guilbault * École primaire Marcel-Vaillancourt * École primaire Sainte-Marguerite " . Retrieved on September 24, 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
