Blainville, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal
, in southwestern Quebec
and is located 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) northwest of downtown Montreal
.
The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient Canadian mountain range. The small community often serves as a satellite for Montreal's working professionals with opulent homes and some of the priciest real estate in the area.
This is a major golfing community and proximity to the golf course often reflects the price of land. Tourists come to Blainville for the outdoor recreational opportunities such as cross country skiing. A network of trails lies to the north. The local hotels are often full of ski enthusiasts from surrounding regions. The suburb is also the headquarters of the Boreale Microbrewery . The company takes pride in its outlying location and holds events at various locations promoting its beverage and the tight knit community's values. Visitors may also want to absorb the local ambiance at the Galerie d'art de Blainville, which is located in the Town Hall and library building. Regional artists' work are featured in a variety of mediums, including paintings, sculptures, pottery and drawings.
Blainville has the greatest population increase in the Laurentides area. The population increased by 57.1% between 1996 and 2006. According to the Official Gazette of Quebec (december 2010), it has a population of 52,525.
The Boréale brewery is located in Blainville.
found that 91.4% of residents spoke French
as their mother tongue.
The next most common languages were English (2.8%) and Portuguese (1.4%).
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport
's Blainville–Saint-Jérôme Line. Local bus service is provided by CIT Laurentides
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and is located 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) northwest of downtown Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient Canadian mountain range. The small community often serves as a satellite for Montreal's working professionals with opulent homes and some of the priciest real estate in the area.
This is a major golfing community and proximity to the golf course often reflects the price of land. Tourists come to Blainville for the outdoor recreational opportunities such as cross country skiing. A network of trails lies to the north. The local hotels are often full of ski enthusiasts from surrounding regions. The suburb is also the headquarters of the Boreale Microbrewery . The company takes pride in its outlying location and holds events at various locations promoting its beverage and the tight knit community's values. Visitors may also want to absorb the local ambiance at the Galerie d'art de Blainville, which is located in the Town Hall and library building. Regional artists' work are featured in a variety of mediums, including paintings, sculptures, pottery and drawings.
Blainville has the greatest population increase in the Laurentides area. The population increased by 57.1% between 1996 and 2006. According to the Official Gazette of Quebec (december 2010), it has a population of 52,525.
The Boréale brewery is located in Blainville.
Language
The 2006 censusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
found that 91.4% of residents spoke French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as their mother tongue.
The next most common languages were English (2.8%) and Portuguese (1.4%).
| Mother Tongue | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
42,490 | 91.40% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
1,310 | 2.82% |
| English and French | 225 | 0.48% |
| French and a non-official language | 155 | 0.33% |
| English and a non-official language | 45 | 0.10% |
| English, French and a non-official language | 15 | 0.03% |
| Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
665 | 1.43% |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
400 | 0.86% |
| Arabic | 340 | 0.73% |
| Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
305 | 0.66% |
| Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... |
100 | 0.22% |
Transportation
Blaiville is served by the BlainvilleBlainville (AMT)
Blainville is a commuter train station in Blainville, Quebec, Canada. The station includes a train platform which is used by commuter trains of the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine de transport , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public...
commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
's Blainville–Saint-Jérôme Line. Local bus service is provided by CIT Laurentides
CIT Laurentides
CIT Laurentides provides local bus service for the southern portion of the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, mainly the suburban area on the northwest side of Montreal...
.