Boisbriand

45°37′12″N 73°49′48″W / 45.62000°N 73.83000°W / 45.62000; -73.83000^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLaurentidesRCMThérèse-De BlainvilleConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946Government • MayorChristine Beaudette • Federal ridingRivière-des-Mille-Îles • Prov. ridingGroulxArea • Total29.50 km² (11.39 sq mi) • Land27.75 km² (10.71 sq mi)Population • Total26,884 • Density966.5/km² (2,503/sq mi) • Pop 2011–2016 0.3%Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes450 and 579 and 438Highways
A-13
A-15 (TCH)
A-640
R-344Websitewww.ville.boisbriand.qc.ca

Boisbriand is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.

The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits and make up about 11% of its population. The rapidly growing community of 540 families and about 3,100 people was home to the former Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy, who established the community in 1963.

Although relatively small, Boisbriand is bisected by three highways: Highway 13 on the west, Highway 15 on the east, and Highway 640 in the middle/north.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Boisbriand had a population of 28,308 living in 11,425 of its 11,769 total private dwellings, a change of 5.3% from its 2016 population of 26,884. With a land area of 27.67 km² (10.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km² (2,649.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Boisbriand, Quebec[5]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		26,860		21,285	3.9%	79.24%		1,035	15.64%	3.85%		260	30%	0.96%		3,945	17.76%	14.68%
2011		26,816		22,160	3.2%	82.65%		895	40.9%	3.34%		200	21.21%	0.74%		3,350	23.38%	12.49%
2006		26,420		22,905	2.39%	86.70%		635	20.62%	2.4%		165	17.85%	0.62%		2,715	2.1%	10.27%
2001		26,670		22,960	3.2%	86.08%		800	6.66%	2.99%		140	9.67%	0.53%		2,775	49.59%	10.40%
1996		25,227		22,235	n/a	88.30%		750	n/a	2.97%		155	n/a	0.62%		1855	n/a	7.36%

Sports

Boisbriand is home to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The Armada play their home games at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau.

The city promotes several sports teams of different categories like minor hockey, aquatic club, athletics club, fencing, karate, synchronized swimming, figure skating.^[6]

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.^[7]

• École secondaire Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
• École de la Clairière^[8]
• École des Grands-Chemins^[9]
• École du Mai^[10]
• École Gabrielle-Roy^[11]
• École Gaston-Pilon^[12]
• École Le Sentier^[13]

Some areas are served by École Le Tandem in Sainte-Thérèse.^[14]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools:

• Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School in Blainville^[15]
• Rosemere High School in Rosemère^[16]

Climate

The climate of Boisbriand is a humid continental climate. Winters are cold with a lot of snowfall and summers are hot and humid. There are 4 seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Twin cities

• France, Annemasse

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