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L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
	— Borough of Montreal —
	Église Sainte-Geneviève.
	Location of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève on Island of Montreal.; (Gray areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montréal
Established	January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts; Federal	; Pierrefonds—Dollard; Lac-Saint-Louis
Provincial	Nelligan
	Government
- Type	Borough
- Mayor	Richard Bélanger
- Federal MP(s)	Bernard Patry (LIB); Francis Scarpaleggia (LIB)
- Quebec MNA(s)	Yolande James (PLQ)
	Area
- Land	23.63 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	17,590
- Density	744.4/km2 (1,928/sq mi)
- Dwellings	6,648
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	H9J
Area code(s)	(514) and (438)
Website	ville.montreal.qc.ca/ lilebizardsaintegenevieve

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal.

[edit] 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 is divided into four districts:

Pierre-Foretier
Denis-Benjamin-Viger
Jacques-Bizard
Sainte-Geneviève

The borough has a land area of 23.63 km² and a population of 17,139 (2001 census).

[edit] Government

[edit] Municipal

As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District	Position	Name	Party
—	Borough mayor Montreal city councillor	Richard Bélanger	Union Montréal
Denis-Benjamin-Viger	Borough councillor	Christopher Little	Union Montréal
Jacques-Bizard	Borough councillor	François Robert	Union Montréal
Pierre-Foretier	Borough councillor	Diane Gibb	Union Montréal
Sainte-Geneviève	Borough councillor	Jacques Cardinal	Independent

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 Boisé de l'Île Bizard Nature Park. 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.

Île Bizard have also produced the francophone musical groups Exterio and Kamakazi

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Borough website (in French)

[AMRQ-0] Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

[1] Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: PIERREFONDS--DOLLARD (Quebec)
Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LAC-SAINT-LOUIS (Quebec)

[2] Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: NELLIGAN

[SC2006-3] 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec

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