Boisbriand (also called
Flashwood, raw translation of "bois
brillant") is an off-island
suburb of Montreal
, in
southwestern Quebec
, Canada
on the
north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in
the Regional County Municipality of
Thérèse-de-Blainville
.
The Hasidic community of Kiryas
Tosh is located within the city
limits. The rapidly growing community of 3,000 is home to the
Tosher Rebbe, Meshulim Feish (Ferencz) Lowy, who established the
community in 1963.
Although relatively small, Boisbriand is the town in Quebec which
has the highest number of highways per square kilometres. There are
3:
Highway 13 on the west,
Highway 15 on the east, and
Highway 640 in the
middle/north.
According to the
Canada 2001
Census:
- Population: 26,666
- % Change (1996-2001): 6.0
- Dwellings: 91,495
- Area (km².): 277.76
- Density (persons per km².): 962.8
Twin cities
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