Laval-des-Rapides

Laval-des-Rapides is an old city (1912) then quoted (1962) of the Île Jesus, which is today a district of the town of Laval to the Quebec. It was in the past a federal electoral constituency Canadian.

Origin of the name

In the beginning the name was the Downstream-of-Rapids bus the district is with the downstream of the rapids of Large-Sault in the Rivière of the Meadows. These rapids are submerged today because of the construction of the electric stopping (1930) on the Rivière of the Meadows on the level of Saint-Vincent-of-Paul and of the Island-of-the-Visitation.

Geographical location

The district Laval-des-Rapides of the town of Laval is in the center-south of the island Jesus. It is delimited north-western àu by the way of the feature-Square and the boulevard of the Memory, by the Daniel-Johnson boulevard in south-west, the Rivière of the Meadows and finally in the North-East by the boulevard of Laurentides.

It is bordered by the sector Renaud of Chomedey in the North-West, by the sector Access-with-Plouffe of Chomedey in south-west, by the district Pont-Viau in the North-East and finally by 'arrondissment Ahuntsic-Cartierville of the town of Montreal in south-east.

Old name and nickname

Laval-des-Rapides was already made call Park-Laval bus there were in the past many forests in waste land at the end of the grounds of the inhabitants who had been established along the Rivière of the Meadows.

Population

After having known a very strong push of growth between 1951 and 1961 (385%) the population is stabilizing around 35 000 inhabitants. Although the number of housing increased between 1996 and 2001, the total population decreased because of the ageing of the population and owing to the fact that newborns 20 to 30 years earlier left the family hearth, without being replaced by new arrivals. It is one of the districts densément populated city, because there is less than 36% of one-family houses in the district. It is the 3rd populeux district of the city after Chomedey and Fabreville.

Principal arteries

Boulevard of the Meadows
western Cartier Boulevard
Boulevard Robin
Boulevard of the western Harmony
Boulevard of the Memory
Boulevard Armand-Frappier
Highway 15
Boulevard Le Corbusier
Boulevard of the Future
Which occurred/Boulevard Laval
Which occurred Amp
15th avenue

Not interest

You can visit the park of the meadows which is the second in importance in Laval, there are several paths accessible to foot or bicycle, on the site several display unit explains the surrounding vegetation. In the center there is a splendid pond which is visited by several ducks grassouillets by be made nourish by worn park. You will be able to see the river of the meadows if you go at the SOUTH-WESTERN end of the park since it is decent municipal boat accessible from the Boulevard Of the Meadows and if you continue on the cycle track towards Montreal you cross on the bridge of railroad which connects Montreal to Laval and between the 2 cities an island is named Ile Perry or (islands with the buttocks) for the old resident of the district.

Institution of teaching

Academic

University of Quebec, National institute of the scientific research (INRS) in biotechnology (Institute Armand-Frappier)

Collegial

College Montmorency

Secondary

secondary Mount-of-the-Room
School Letendre (Private school)

Professional training

Center Competence 2000

Primary education

Holy-Marguerite
Marcel-Vaillancourt
Leon-Guilbault
Holy-Cecile
Saint-Gerard

Arts and culture

House of arts of Laval
Center of artistic creation of Laval (old school of Argenteuil)
Room Andre-Mathieu (Montmorency College)
Library Emile-Nelligan

Parks and holiday

Park Montmorency
Park Good-Pasteur
Park of the Meadows
Park Gained
Park Cartier
Park Emile
Park Saint-Claude
Park Cluny
Park Montceau
Park Gauthier
Park of the Fireflies
Park of the Titmouses
Arena Cartier

Shopping malls

Plaza Cartier
the Crossing of the Boulevards
Place Montmorency
the Center Laval
the Crossroads Laval

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