L'Île-Bizard is a former municipality current borough located on
Île Bizard
Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region.
History
Historically named Île Bonaventure, by 1723 it had come to be named Île Bizard, after Jacques Bizard, to whom it was conceded as a fief in 16 ...
, an island northwest of the
Island of Montreal. It was originally incorporated as a municipality on 1 July 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard.
On 1 January 2002, it was merged into the City of
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
as part of the borough of
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal.
History
On 24 October 1678, the government of Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Île Bizard, then named Île Bonaventure as a seigniory to Jacques ...
.
The island has a land area of 22.77 km² (8.79 sq mi). Its population was 14,647 at the
2011 census.
Parc-Nature-du-Bois-de-l'île-Bizard is located in the centre of the island.
It is the childhood home of NHL hockey player
Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent "Vinny" Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently a special advisor to hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens. Lecavalier, played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey ...
, who attended
John Rennie High School
John Rennie High School (JRHS) (French: ''École secondaire John Rennie)'' located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, is an English-language secondary school that opened in 1955. The school was named after John Rennie (1904–1952), the Union Nat ...
, a school well known for its athletics program.
The
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ...
leader
Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québ ...
had a $8M main residence in the area.
She is currently building another home on the island.
Demographics
See also
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Montreal Merger
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...
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Municipal reorganization in Quebec
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
References
Community Profile: L'Île-Bizard, Québec; Statistics Canada
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Populated places disestablished in 2002
Neighbourhoods in Montreal
Former municipalities in Quebec
Former cities in Quebec
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève