Lorraine 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
. There are no industries and only a very
limited commercial district (comprising one medical center, one
shopping mall, a golf course and arena); almost all houses are of
the detached type. Furthermore, a large portion of the town
territory is set aside as wild forest (Forêt du Grand Côteau); some
bike/
ski trails run
through it. The town is divided into two areas, North and South(or
Lorraine en haut and
Lorraine en bas,
colloquially, because the northern area is on higher ground). These
two areas arealso delimited by Quebec freeway
A-640, and are only joined
together by the main street (Boulevard de Gaulle) overpass.
The town prides itself with completely underground utility networks
apart from a small older section of the town (Avenue Fraser in
particular).
The town
was founded February 4, 1960 and is named for the French
region of
the same
name
.
The town is the territory of the Roman Catholic parishal community
of Charles-de-Foucault (old parish), part of the (new) Saint-Luc
parish of the Terrebonne pastoral region of
the Saint-Jérôme
diocese. The town is part
of the
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
federal electoral district and Blainville provincial voting
district. It makes district 22 of the Seigneurie-des-Milles-Îles
French school board and ispart of district 8 of the
Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier English school board. Lorraine is also a member
of the Montreal Metropolitan Community.
The town has three elementary schools: École Le Carrefour and École
Le Tournesol, which are very close to each other but separated by
Parc Lorraine, as well as École du
Ruisselet.
Facts
Current Mayor:
Boniface
Dalle-Vedove (since
2005)
See
Lorraine City
Council
According to the
Canada 2006
Census:
- Population: 9613
- Population growth (2001-2006): 1.4%
- Area: 6.04 km².
According to the Regions and Municipal Affairs Ministry of Quebec
(as of
2005):
- Population: 9966
- Area: 5.956 km².
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