Forward sortation area H9E Local time Sunday 11:21 PM | Province Quebec Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 14,647 (2011) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 67% Humidity Points of interest Bois‑de‑l'Île‑Bizard Nature Park, Parc Omega, Île Bizard | ||
L'Île-Bizard is a former municipality current borough located on Île Bizard, an island northwest of the Island of Montreal. It was originally incorporated as a municipality on 1 July 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard.
Map of L'%C3%8Ele-Bizard, Montr%C3%A9al, QC, Canada
On 1 January 2002, it was merged into the City of Montreal as part of the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève.
The island has a land area of 22.77 km² (8.79 sq mi). Its population was 14,647 at the 2011 census.
Parc-Nature-du-Bois-de-l'île-Bizard is located in the centre of the island.
It is the childhood home of NHL hockey player Vincent Lecavalier, who attended John Rennie High School, a school well known for its athletics program. It is also the childhood home of Simple Plan singer Pierre Bouvier.
The Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois had a $8M main residence in the area.