Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Thérèse-de-Blainville is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada
. It is located immediately north of Laval
on the north shore
of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 143,370.
The following municipalities are part of it:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located immediately north of Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
on the north shore
North Shore (Laval)
The North Shore is the general term for the northern suburbs of Montreal. The North Shore is located in southwestern Quebec on the northern shores of the Rivière des Prairies and the Rivière des Mille Îles, opposite the Island of Montreal and the Island of Laval. It consists of twenty...
of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 143,370.
The following municipalities are part of it:
- BlainvilleBlainville, QuebecBlainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located 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...
- Bois-des-FilionBois-des-Filion, QuebecBois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal.Historically, hundreds of families annually traveled to this region seasonally to experience the magnificent maple forests; however the tourist industry is currently a minor source of income for...
- BoisbriandBoisbriand, QuebecBoisbriand 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...
- LorraineLorraine, QuebecLorraine 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. There are no industries and only a very limited commercial district ; almost all houses are of the detached type...
- RosemèreRosemère, QuebecRosemère 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 town is noted for its green look, due to the high density of trees. Some wooded areas in the town have...
- Sainte-ThérèseSainte-Thérèse, QuebecSainte-Thérèse is an off-island suburb northwest of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville....
- Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesSainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QuebecSainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The population estimate for the city in 2011 was 13,700, up from 13,001 in the 2006 census...