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.
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]
Demographics
Historical populations Year 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%
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