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The ÃŽles Laval are an island grouping in 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 ...
in southwestern Quebec, part of 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 ...
. Formerly an independent municipality (Les ÃŽles-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval on August 6, 1965.


Geography

Located northeast of
ÃŽle Bizard ÃŽle Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region. History Historically named ÃŽle Bonaventure, by 1723 it had come to be named ÃŽle Bizard, after Jacques Bizard, to whom it was conceded as a fief in 16 ...
between the Island of Montreal and
Île Jésus Île Jésus (, '' Jesus Island'') is a river island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. It is the second-l ...
(Laval Island), they include ÃŽle Bigras,
Île Pariseau Île Pariseau is a small island located in the Rivière des Prairies across the river from Île Bizard and Montreal Island. The island is part of Îles Laval which is linked to Île Jésus ( Sainte Dorothée, Laval), Quebec, Canada C ...
, ÃŽle Verte and ÃŽle Ronde.


Transportation

They are served by the Île Bigras station of the Deux-Montagnes commuter train line which crosses the islands. A road bridge links the islands with the Sainte-Dorothée district of Laval, on Île Jésus. There is a
shared taxi Shared may refer to: * Sharing * Shared ancestry or Common descent * Shared care * Shared-cost service * Shared decision-making in medicine * Shared delusion, various meanings * Shared government * Shared intelligence or collective intellige ...
, T26, on the island.T26
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See also

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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 ...
*
List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Rivière des Prairies from the Saint Lawrence River upstream to the Ottawa River ( Lac des Deux Montagnes). See also * List of bridges in Quebec * List of bridges to the Island of Montreal * ...
*
List of islands of Quebec This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada. Arctic islands Queen Elizabeth Islands * Adams Island *Alexander Island *Baillie-Hamilton Island * Bathurst Island *Borden Island * Brock Island * Buckingham Island *Byam Martin Island * Cameron ...


References


External links

* Laval Landforms of Laval, Quebec Former municipalities in Quebec Neighbourhoods in Laval, Quebec Rivière des Prairies Populated places disestablished in 1965 {{Quebec-geo-stub