Dorval–L'Île-Dorval () was a former
borough
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History
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in the
West Island
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area of
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. It was composed of the former municipalities of
Dorval
Dorval (; ) is an Greater Montreal, on-island suburban City (Quebec), city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Census indicated that the population increased by 4.2% to 18,980. Although the city has t ...
and
L'Île-Dorval
L'Île-Dorval () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is coterminous with Dorval Island (), an island in Lake Saint-Louis off the Island of Montreal. It lies a short distance offshore from the city of Dorval and is connected with a seaso ...
.
The municipalities were merged into the city of Montreal by the provincial government on January 1, 2002. On June 20, 2004, both Dorval and L'Île-Dorval voted to return to being independent municipalities. This took effect January 1, 2006, dissolving the borough.
See also
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List of former boroughs
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Montreal Merger
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
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Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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Former Montreal boroughs
2002 establishments in Quebec
2006 disestablishments in Quebec
Dorval
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