Grande-Île, Quebec
Former municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Grande-Île (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d il], lit. 'Large Island') is an island in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. The island is mostly occupied by the city Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island connects the Beauharnois-Salaberry and the Vaudreuil-Soulanges regions over the Saint Lawrence River via the Pont Monseigneur Langlois. Grande-Île was also the name of a municipality on the island which merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on January 1, 2002.
Grande-Île
(Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) | |
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 Interactive map of Grande-Île | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′45″N 74°06′50″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Merged + | Jan 01, 2002 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 50.68 km2 (19.57 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 450 |
| Access Routes [2] |  R-132  R-201 |
| + Merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | |
