L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
Former city in Quebec, Canada
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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.
L'Île-Bizard | |
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Former town hall of L'Île-Bizard | |
  L'Île-Bizard Location of L'Île-Bizard in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45.487417°N 73.879917°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| City |  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) |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings (2011) | 5,228 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | (514) and (438) |
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 players Justin Hryckowian and Vincent Lecavalier. Lecavalier 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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