Boisbriand is an off-island suburb of

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, in southwestern

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, Canada, on the north shore of the

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in the

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. The

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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:

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on the west, Highway 15 on the east, and Highway 640 in the middle/north.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Boisbriand had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Boisbriand QC 2

Sport

Boisbriand is home to the

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada is a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, and plays its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau. History The Armada start ...

of the

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. 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.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools. * École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau * École de la Clairière * École des Grands-Chemins * École du Mai * École Gabrielle-Roy * École Gaston-Pilon * École Le Sentier Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language s ...

operates Anglophone schools: * Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School in Blainville *

Rosemere High School Rosemere High School (RHS) of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is a high school located in the town of Rosemère, Québec, Canada. It is housed in a two-story structure with enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. The building is adjace ...

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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

*France,

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References

External links

Ville de Boisbriand (French)
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