Île Jésus (, ''Jesus Island'') is a

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in southwestern

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, separated from the mainland to the north by the

Rivière des Mille Îles The Rivière des Mille Îles (, "Thousand Islands River") is a channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada and runs into the Rivière des Prairies. It is long. It divides Île Jésus (the city of Laval) from the North Shore, ...

, and from the

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to the south by the

Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...

. It is the second-largest () island in the

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(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 Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Cana ...

, along with the

Îles Laval The Îles Laval () are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. Formerly an independent municipality (Les Îles-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval, Quebec, Laval on Augu ...

and several other islands. The island still has a considerable

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portion, with most of the

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in the central region and along the south and west river banks.

Former cities

*'' Auteuil'' *'' Chomedey'' *'' Duvernay'' *''

Fabreville Fabreville () is a district in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography Fabreville is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Sainte-Rose, south-east by Chome ...

'' *''

'' *'' Laval-Ouest'' *''

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 ...

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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, e ...

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Pont-Viau Pont-Viau () 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 delineated by the Rivi ...

'' *'' Saint-François'' *'' Saint-Vincent-de-Paul'' *'' Sainte-Dorothée'' *'' Sainte-Rose'' *'' Vimont''

External links

City of Laval official website

www.INFOLaval.com Online Commercial and Industrial directory of the island of Laval.
(French - English)

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

Landforms of Laval, Quebec Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Quebec-island-stub

Former cities

See also

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