Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a district in the eastern part of
Laval
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
,
Canada
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. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after
Vincent de Paul
Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was a Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.
In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys. Afte ...
.
Geography
It is surrounded by
Duvernay at the west and by
Saint-François at the north and east.
Roads and Bridges
The
Pie IX Bridge
Pie IX Bridge is a bridge in Quebec, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. It connects the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul area of Laval, on Île Jésus, and the borough of Montréal-Nord in Montreal, on the Island of Montreal. The bridge was part of Aut ...
connects St-Vincent-de-Paul and the
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
borough of
Montreal North
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 ...
across 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 ...
.
Education
Commission scolaire de Laval The Centre de services scolaire de Laval (CSSDL) is a French-language school service centre in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is headquartered in Laval. As of 2011, the board of the predecessor, ''Commission scolaire de Laval'', managed fifty- ...
operates Francophone public schools.
* Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has one public high school,
École secondaire Georges-Vanier
École Secondaire Georges-Vanier is a public high school in Laval, Quebec. It is named for Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier
Georges-Philias Vanier (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian military officer and diplomat w ...
.
* École primaire Du Bois-Joli
* École primaire Jean XXIII
* École primaire L’Envol (alternative school)
It has one Francophone private school:
Collège Laval
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 sc ...
operates Anglophone public schools. Elementary schools serving Saint-Vincent-de-Paul include:
* Saint Vincent Elementary School
[Saint Vincent Elementary School]
" 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 sc ...
. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. " It is situated at 4881 St-Jacques in St-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval." See also:
SAINT VINCENT ELEMENTARY ZONE
"
All portions of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and
Laval Senior Academy Laval Senior Academy (LSA) is an English-language senior high school in located in Laval, Québec. It is operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.
It was created on July 1, 2015, by the merger of Laval Liberty High School and Laurier Senio ...
.
References
External links
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Neighbourhoods in Laval, Quebec
Populated places disestablished in 1965
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