Île Jésus (, ''

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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, th ...

, 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 ...

. The second-largest () island in the

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(after the Island of Montreal), 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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'' *'' Chomedey'' *'' Duvernay'' *'' Fabreville'' *''

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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 ...

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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, estab ...

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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'' *''

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'' *'' 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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