Blainville () is a suburb of Montreal located on the North Shore in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Blainville forms part of the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality within the Laurentides region of Quebec. The town sits at the foot of the Laurentian Mountains and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.

History Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted a vast territory that includes present-day Blainville to elite members of society, lords ("seigneurs") or seigneurs, to promote the development of New France in 1683. The Seigneurie des Mille Îles (Lordship of the Thousand Islands) encompassed over along the northern shores of the Mille Îles River.

In 1792, a disagreement between Seigneur Hertel and Seigneuresse Lamarque resulted in a division of the seigneurial territory along what was then-called the Great Line (present-day Boulevard du Curé-Labelle or Quebec Route 117).Commission de toponymie du Québec : Boulevard du Curé-Labelle

Blainville is named for the third lord of the seigneurie, Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Blainville (1660-1756).

On 14 June 1968, the parish of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville was divided, and Blainville formed its own town consisting of mostly heretofore undeveloped land. In 2017, the municipality governed subdivided into eleven districts, maintained an independent police force with a budget in excess of $14 million CAD and more than 110 staff, a fire department with over 70 firefighters, who since 2016 also serve the neighbouring municipality of Rosemère, a library with three branches, an arena with two rinks, and an aquatic recreation centre.

Geography Climate

Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blainville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Over 8% of residents are under 15, whereas 67% are between 15 and 64 and 15% are over 65.

Ethnicity In 2021, 86.5% of Blainville residents were white/European, 12.3% were visible minorities and 1.2% were Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were Arab (3.6%), Black (3.3%), Latin American (1.7%), Southeast Asian (0.9%), and Chinese (0.9%). Panethnic groups in the City of Blainville (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 51,035 52,465 50,150 44,970 35,405 Middle Eastern 2,425 980 470 325 40 African 1,970 1,265 910 345 115 Latin American 1,020 430 515 260 100 Indigenous 735 410 410 150 95 Southeast Asian 645 445 270 205 120 East Asian 645 225 145 165 100 South Asian 335 155 120 50 40 Other/multiracial 215 85 65 20 10 Total responses 59,005 56,445 53,070 46,495 36,015 Total population 59,819 56,863 53,510 46,493 36,029

Religion 66.9% of residents were Christian, down from 87.1% in 2011. 57.3% were Catholic, 6.3% were Christian n.o.s, 0.8% were Protestant and 2.5% belonged to other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions. Of non-Catholic denominations, the largest is Christian Orthodox at 1.9%. 28.0% of residents were non-religious or secular, up from 11.6% in 2011. 5.1% belonged to other religions, up from 1.3% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (4.2%) and Buddhism (0.4%).

Language The 2021 census found that 82.2% of residents spoke French as a mother tongue. Although 60.0% of residents reported knowledge of both English and French, English was the mother tongue of only 4.1% of respondents. The next most frequent native languages were Arabic (2.3%), Spanish (1.7%), and Portuguese (1.0%). Mother Tongue Population Percentage French 48,570 82.2% English 2,430 4.1% English and French 970 1.6% French and a non-official language 630 1.1% English and a non-official language 175 0.3% English, French and a non-official language 200 0.3% Arabic 1,380 2.3% Spanish 1,015 1.7% Portuguese 565 1.0% Italian 445 0.8% Romanian 390 0.7%Chinese Languages2800.5%Persian2550.4%

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Blainville, QuebecStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2021 census Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 48,570 2.11% 82.16% 2,430 18.25% 4.11% 970 76.36% 1.64% 6,100 52.31% 10.32 49,620 3.58% 87.42% 2,055 18.44% 3.62% 550 19.56% 0.96% 4,005 28.98% 7.05% 47,905 12.74% 89.52% 1,735 12.66% 3.24% 460 104.44% 0.86% 3,105 25.96% 5.8% 42,490 27.10% 91.39% 1,540 75% 3.31% 225 12.5% 0.48% 2,465 64.33% 5.30% 33,430 21.66% 92.82% 880 41.93% 2.4% 200 20% 0.55% 1500 38.88% 4.1% 27,560 n/a 93.15% 620 n/a 2.09% 250 n/a 0.8% 1,080 n/a 3.64%

Economy The brewery of Les Brasseurs du Nord, makers of Boréale beer, is located in Blainville.

Sports Blainville co-hosted the 2009 Quebec Winter Games along with Rosemère and Sainte-Thérèse. The application of the three cities was sponsored by Gaétan Boucher, a former Canadian Olympic speed skating champion and four time Olympic medalist. The event took place in March, and a semi-Olympic pool was built in Blainville.

In July 2004, Le Fontainebleau Golf Club hosted John Daly, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and Hank Kuehne. In July 2010, it hosted the Montreal Championship, a PGA Tour event. The event had been scheduled again in 2011 but did not take place. The event has since relocated to the La Vallée du Richelieu Golf Club on the south shore.

The city's soccer team is A.S. Blainville. Blainville also has a hockey team which competes in the QMJHL, the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

Government

Richard Perreault, the leader of Vrai Blainville, has served as mayor since his 59-41 win against Florent Gravel (Mouvemment Blainville) in 2013. In 2017, he was re-elected with over 75% of the vote in a race that pitted him against Gravel again.

Blainville forms part of the federal electoral district of Therese-de-Blainville and has been represented by Louise Chabot of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Blainville is part of the Blainville electoral district and is represented by Mario Laframboise of the Coalition Avenir Québec party.

Former mayors Roger Boisvert (1968-1973) André De Carufel (1973-1977) Paul Mercier (1977-1993) Onil Charron (1993) Pierre Gingras (1993-2005) François Cantin (2005-2013) Richard Perreault (2013-)

Infrastructure Blainville is served by the Blainville commuter rail station on the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Saint-Jérôme line. Local bus service is provided by RTM Laurentides.

Education The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools."Admission et inscription ." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest." 10 elementary schools in Blainville as well as one in Lorraine and one in Sainte-Thérèse"Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 20/9/2017) Blainville ." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017. École secondaire Henri-Dunant École secondaire Lucille-Teasdale Some areas in Blainville are served by École Polyvalente Sainte-Thérèse in Sainte-Thérèse, École secondaire Hubert-Maisonneuve in Rosemère, and École secondaire Rive-Nord in Bois-des-Filion

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools: Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School (the majority) in Blainville"PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017. McCaig Elementary School (a portion) in Rosemère"McCAIG ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017. Rosemère High School in Rosemère"Rosemere High School Zone ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

Notable people Aleksandra Wozniak, tennis player Donald Audette, hockey player Kristian Matte, football player

See also Rivière aux Chiens, tributary of Rivière des Mille Îles

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External links

Ville de Blainville (in French only)