Île-Bizard,_Quebec

L'Île-Bizard, Quebec

L'Île-Bizard, Quebec

Former city in Quebec, Canada

L'Île-Bizard 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-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard.

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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.

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References

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    "Census Profile Census Tract 4620550.02". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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    "Census Profile Census Tract 4620550.03". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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    "Ville de Montréal - Réseau des grands parcs - Fiche Parc". ville.montreal.qc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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    "For sale: A peek inside pauline marois' île bizard house - Metropolitan News". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
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