L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

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L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Borough of Montreal
Église Sainte-Geneviève.
Église Sainte-Geneviève.
Official logo of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Location of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève on Island of Montreal. (Gray areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Location of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève on Island of Montreal.
(Gray areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontréal
EstablishedJanuary 01, 2006
Electoral Districts
Federal
Pierrefonds—Dollard
Lac-Saint-Louis
ProvincialNelligan
Government
[1][2][3]
 • TypeBorough
 • MayorStéphane Côté
 • Federal MPsSameer Zuberi (LPC)
Francis Scarpaleggia (LPC)
 • Quebec MNAMonsef Derraji (PLQ)
Area
 • Land23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total18,413
 • Density780.2/km2 (2,021/sq mi)
 • Dwellings
6,940
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
H9C, H9E, H9H
Area code(s)(514) and (438)
Websitehttps://montreal.ca/lile-bizard-sainte-genevieve

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève (French pronunciation: ​[lil bizaʁ sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv]) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal.

History[]

On 24 October 1678, the government of Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Île Bizard, then named Île Bonaventure as a seigniory to Jacques Bizard. This was the first concession on the West Island of Montreal. The village of Sainte-Geneviève was born in the early eighteenth century. Antoine Faucon, father of Saint-Sulpice, participated in the construction of the first church in the village's history. The Municipality of the Village of Sainte-Geneviève was created in 1859.

During the first half of the twentieth century, farmers in Île Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève were then oriented toward gardening. The territory was thus transformed into a garden of Montreal. In 1959, it was incorporated as Ville Sainte-Geneviève.

From the late 1950s, the creation of two major golf courses opened the door to massive sales of land and the abandonment of agriculture, which had become unprofitable. In 1959, the Royal Montreal Golf Club opened, and has since hosted several professional golf tournaments.

Over the last fifty years, urbanization has increased and the population has increased tenfold, especially after the opening of Autoroute 40 that connected the western, central and eastern parts of Montreal.

On January 1, 2002, the municipalities of L'Île-Bizard, Sainte-Geneviève, and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue were merged into the city of Montreal as the borough of L'Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève—Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. When Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue voted to demerge from Montreal, the borough was reorganized into its present form on January 1, 2006.

Geography[]

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 has a land area of 23.6 km² and a population of 18,413, making it the smallest of Montreal's nineteen boroughs in population.

Government[]

Municipal[]

District Position Name   Party
— Borough mayor
Montreal city councillor 		Normand Marinacci   Projet Montréal
Denis-Benjamin-Viger Borough councillor Christian Larocque   Projet Montréal
Jacques-Bizard Borough councillor Robert Samoszewski   Projet Montréal
Pierre-Foretier Borough councillor Yves Sarault   Projet Montréal
Sainte-Geneviève Borough councillor Suzanne Marceau   Ensemble Montréal

Federal and provincial representation[]

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.

Demographics[5][]

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
19665,233—    
19715,800+10.8%
19766,970+20.2%
19819,131+31.0%
198611,123+21.8%
199114,549+30.8%
199616,377+12.6%
200117,139+4.7%
200617,590+2.6%
201118,097+2.9%
201618,413+1.7%
Home language (2016)
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 8,785 53%
English 5,735 34%
Other languages 2,905 13%
Mother Tongue (2016)
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 8,760 51%
English 4,090 24%
Other languages 4,235 25%
Visible Minorities (2016)
Ethnicity Population Percentage (%)
Not a visible minority 13,885 78.1%
Visible minorities 3,900 21.9%

Features[]

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 . 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 and Kamakazi

Education[]

Île-Bizard library

The Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys until June 15, 2020. The change was a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistic.[6]

Primary schools include:

  • École primaire Jacques-Bizard
  • École primaire Jonathan-Wilson
  • École primaire Sainte-Geneviève (Ouest)

The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools in the area.

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Île-Bizard library.[7]

Notable residents[]

See also[]

  • Boroughs of Montreal
  • Districts of Montreal
  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References[]

  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: PIERREFONDS--DOLLARD (Quebec)
    Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LAC-SAINT-LOUIS (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: NELLIGAN
  4. ^ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/PROFIL_SOCIOD%C9MO_ILE-BIZARD%20STE-GENEVI%C8VE%202016.PDF
  5. ^ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/PROFIL_SOCIOD%C9MO_ILE-BIZARD%20STE-GENEVI%C8VE%202016.PDF
  6. ^ "ÉCOLES ET CENTRES." Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "Par bibliothèque | Par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

External links[]

Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 73°52′34″W / 45.483055°N 73.87615°W / 45.483055; -73.87615

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