Boisbriand, Quebec
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Boisbriand (also called Flashwood, raw translation of "bois brillant") is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville.
The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located within the city limits. The rapidly growing town of 3,000 is home to the Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy, who established the community in 1963.
Although relatively small, Boisbriand is Quebec's town which count the highest number of highways per square kilometers. There are 3, highway 13 on the west, highway 15 on the east, and highway 640 in the middle/north.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 26,666
- % Change (1996-2001): 6.0
- Dwellings: 91,495
- Area (km².): 277.76
- Density (persons per km².): 962.8
| North: Mirabel | ||
| West: Saint-Eustache |
Boisbriand | East: Sainte-Thérèse |
| South: Laval |
[edit] External links
- Ville de Boisbriand (French)
- Tosh Hasidic Dynasty
- Welcome to Tosh
- Hatzolah of Kiryas Tosh
- Kiryas Tash
- Photos of the saintly Grand Rabbi of Tosh
- Story of The Rebbe Grand Rabbi Lowy of Tosh
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