L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec |
| City | File:Flag of Montreal.svg Montreal |
| Borough | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève |
| Area | |
| • Land | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,647 |
| • Density | 643.26/km2 (1,666.0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006-2011) | Increase2.2% |
| • Dwellings (2011) | 5,228 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | (514) and (438) |
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L'Île-Bizard (French pronunciation: [lil bizaʁ]) is a former municipality current borough located on Île Bizard, an island northwest of the Island of Montreal. It was originally incorporated as a municipality on 1 July 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard.
On 1 January 2002, it was merged into the City of Montreal as part of the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève.
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.[2]
It is the childhood home of NHL hockey player Vincent Lecavalier, who attended John Rennie High School, a school well known for its athletics program.
The Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois had a $8M main residence in the area.[3] She is currently building another home on the island.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1740 | 17 | — |
| 1813 | 508 | +2888.2% |
| 1831 | 799 | +57.3% |
| 1851 | 950 | +18.9% |
| 1861 | 1,070 | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 831 | −22.3% |
| 1901 | 682 | −17.9% |
| 1911 | 586 | −14.1% |
| 1916 | 574 | −2.0% |
| 1931 | 712 | +24.0% |
| 1954 | 1,046 | +46.9% |
| 1961 | 3,379 | +223.0% |
| 1971 | 2,950 | −12.7% |
| 1981 | 6,558 | +122.3% |
| 1991 | 11,352 | +73.1% |
| 1996 | 13,038 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 13,861 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 14,325 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 14,647 | +2.2% |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- Community Profile: L'Île-Bizard, Québec; Statistics Canada Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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