| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | |
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| — Borough of Montreal — | |
| Église Sainte-Geneviève. | |
| Location of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève on Island of Montreal. (Gray areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montréal |
| Established | January 01, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Pierrefonds—Dollard Lac-Saint-Louis |
| Provincial | Nelligan |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Richard Bélanger |
| • Federal MPs | Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) Francis Scarpaleggia (LIB) |
| • Quebec MNA | Yolande James (PLQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 23.63 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 17,590 |
| • Density | 744.4/km2 (1,928/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 6,648 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | H9J |
| Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
| Website | ville.montreal.qc.ca/ lilebizardsaintegenevieve |
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal.
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The borough is composed of the former municipalities of L'Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève. The first is a separate island, the largest of the City of Montreal besides the Island of Montreal itself, and the second is a small area on the Island of Montreal. Sainte-Geneviève has a land border with the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
The borough is divided into four districts:
The borough has a land area of 23.63 km² and a population of 17,139 (2001 census).
As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor Montreal city councillor |
Richard Bélanger | Union Montréal | |
| Denis-Benjamin-Viger | Borough councillor | Christopher Little | Union Montréal | |
| Jacques-Bizard | Borough councillor | François Robert | Union Montréal | |
| Pierre-Foretier | Borough councillor | Diane Gibb | Union Montréal | |
| Sainte-Geneviève | Borough councillor | Éric Dugas | Independent |
Part of Sainte-Geneviève lies within the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis; Île Bizard and the other half of Sainte-Geneviève lie within the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard.
Provincially, the borough lies in the electoral district of Nelligan.
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 10,210 | 58.56% |
| English | 5,135 | 29.45% |
| Both English and French | 425 | 2.44% |
| Other languages | 1,495 | 8.57% |
Sainte-Geneviève and Île Bizard are connected by the Jacques Bizard Bridge. Île Bizard contains part of the Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park as well as the Boisé de l'Île Bizard Nature Park. Sainte-Geneviève's features include the Cégep Gérald-Godin. Plans have been advanced in the past to cross Île Bizard with an autoroute as part of a beltway around Montreal, but these have so far come to nothing mainly out of concern for the island's nature areas.
Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan was from there. Île Bizard have also produced the francophone musical groups Exterio and Kamakazi
Pierre Bouvier,Lead Vocalist of Pop-Punk band Simple Plan. Vincent Lecavalier,Professional hockey player.
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