Blainville
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°40′N 73°53′W / 45.667°N 73.883°W / 45.667; -73.883
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Regional County	Thérèse-de-Blainville
Established
Incorporated	July 1, 1855
Government
- Type	Ville
- Mayor	François Cantin
- Federal riding	Terrebonne—Blainville
- Prov. riding	Blainville
Area [1]
- Land	55.10 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	46,493
- Density	843.8/km2 (2,185.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Area code(s)	450
Website	www.ville.blainville.qc.ca

Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of downtown Montreal. According to the 2006 Canadian Census, it has a population of 46,493.

Blainville lies at the foot of the Laurentians, a range of ancient, worn-down mountains and hills, which forms a part of the Canadian Shield.

Mostly known as a home for heavy industry, the town is also a centre of recreational and tourist activities. It is at the southern limit of the web of cross-country ski trails that meander through the Laurentides.

Blainville is known to have expensive neighbourhoods near its golf course, such as Le Blainvillier. The price range for a home is as low as $250,000 Canadian to as high as $1,500,000 Canadian or even higher, depending how near it is to the golf course.

Blainville has the greatest population increase in the Laurentides area. The population increased by 57.1% between 1996 and 2006.

The Boréale brewery is located in Blainville.

[edit] Language

The 2006 census 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%).^[2]

[edit] Notable residents

• Aleksandra Wozniak, tennis player
• Donald Audette, hockey player

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Blainville community profile
2. ^ "Blainville, V". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 20 November 2007. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=773117. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 

[edit] External links

• Ville de Blainville (in French only)
• Blainville Counsel Discussion (in French only)
• Association Soccer Blainville

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Coordinates: 45°40′58″N 73°52′15″W / 45.68278°N 73.87083°W / 45.68278; -73.87083