Île Jésus (, ''

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Island'') is a river island in southwestern

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, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the

Island of Montreal The Island of Montreal (french: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities including most of the city of Montreal and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main ...

to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. It is the second-largest () island in the

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 Ho ...

(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 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 on August 6, 1965. Geog ...

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

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Auteuil Auteuil may refer to: Places * Auteuil, Oise, a commune in France * Auteuil, Paris, a neighborhood of Paris ** Auteuil, Seine, the former commune which was on the outskirts of Paris * Auteuil, Quebec, a former city that is now a district within ...

'' *'' 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 Chomedey, ...

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Laval-Ouest Laval-Ouest is a district in Laval, Quebec, Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Geography Laval-Ouest is delimited north and north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, south-west by Laval-su ...

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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 ...

'' *'' Laval-sur-le-Lac'' *''

Pont-Viau 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 th ...

'' *'' Saint-François'' *''

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (named after Saint Vincent de Paul) may refer to: * Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Gironde, France *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes, France *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, 10th arrondissement of Paris, France *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebe ...

'' *'' 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)

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

Former cities

See also

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