Bois-des-Filion

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Bois-des-Filion
City
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Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM.
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Bois-des-Filion
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°40′N73°45′W / 45.667°N 73.750°W / 45.667; -73.750 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Thérèse-De Blainville
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1949
Government
[2]
 • MayorGilles Blanchette
 •  Federal riding Thérèse-De Blainville
 •  Prov. riding Blainville
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
 • Land4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total10,159
 • Density2,327.8/km2 (6,029/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021
Increase2.svg 5.4%
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J6Z 1H1
Area codes 450 and 579
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 640.svg A-640
Qc335.svg R-335
Qc344.svg R-344
Website ville.bois-des-filion.qc.ca

Bois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal.

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Historically, hundreds of families annually travelled to this region seasonally to experience the magnificent maple forests; however, the tourist industry is currently a minor source of income for the city.

The primary language spoken by its citizens is French, and the primary source of employment is general manufacturing.

Origin of the name

The name Filion is derived from the surname of Antoine Feuillon, a local carpenter who could neither read nor write, and thus was unable to correct any errors in the spelling of his name as the first records were kept. Antoine Feuillion was the son of Michel Feuillon, a captain of the Musketeers of the Guards during the reign of the "Sun King", Louis XIV of France before his immigration to New France.

This town is named Bois des Filion because of the beautiful maple woods bordering it; le bois being French for "the woods". When the city was newly founded, one had to follow a path through these woods and ford a small river to enter the city.

History

This small town has a rich cultural history rooted in the legend of the lords, Céloron de Blainville and Lepage of Holy-Claire. Below are some important dates.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bois-des-Filion had a population of 10,159 living in 4,258 of its 4,370 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Time in OfficeMayor
January 19, 1949 to July 16, 1951Joseph Germain
July 16, 1951 to July 18, 1955Alexandre Savaria
July 18, 1955 to July 23, 1956Joseph Germain
August 1, 1956 to July 9, 1963Émile Pigeon
July 9, 1963 to July 2, 1965Paul Perron
July 2, 1965 to May 15, 1968L. Van Coppenolle
May 15, 1968 to June 19, 1968G. Arthur Aubertin
July 25, 1968 to October 27, 1974Jean-Guy Roger
October 9, 1974 to November 6, 1977Pierre Côté
November 6, 1977 to November 11, 1985Guy Papineau
November 11, 1985 to November 7, 1993Pierre Paquin
November 7, 1993 to November 5, 2017Paul Larocque
November 5, 2017 to ...Gilles Blanchette

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools. [5] The territory has the following schools:

Most students are zoned to Le Rucher, secondaire Hubert-Maisonneuve in Rosemère (for lower secondary), and Rive-Nord (for upper secondary). Some are zoned to École Marie-Soleil-Tougas in Terrebonne, École Le Carrefour in Lorraine, and École secondaire du Harfang in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines. [7]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

Notable residents

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References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 98642 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic code 73030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Bois-des-Filion census profile
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Admission et inscription Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine ." 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."
  6. ↑ "Le Rucher (pavillon Félix-Leclerc)." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 20/9/2017) Bois-des-Filion Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine ." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "McCAIG ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rosemere High School Zone Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.



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