Duvernay is a district in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.

Geography

It is located south-west of Saint-Francois, south-east of Auteuil, east of Vimont and Pont-Viau and around Sant-Vincent-de-Paul. The Rivière des Prairies passes to the south.[1]

Demographics

Home Language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
French only 18,740 66.91%
English only 5,515 19.69%
Unofficial language only 2,800 9.99%
Mixed responses and/or neither 950 3.39%

Education

Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools.

  • École secondaire Leblanc
  • École primaire Des Ormeaux[2]
  • École primaire J.-Jean-Joubert[3]
  • École primaire Notre-Dame-du-Sourire[4]
  • École primaire Val-des-Arbres[5]
    • As of 2017, it has about 430 students

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB) operates English-language public schools. Elementary schools serving sections of Duvernay:

  • Genesis Elementary School[6]
  • Jules Verne Elementary School[7]
  • St. Paul Elementary School[8]
    • As of 2017 it has about 430 students.[9]

All sections of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and Laval Senior Academy

SWLSB previously had its headquarters in Duvernay.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Interactive map of Laval from the official website Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes beside "Limite administrative".
  2. ↑ "Des Ormeaux." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "J.-Jean-Joubert." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Notre-Dame-du-Sourire." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Val-des-Arbres." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Genesis Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2450, Rosemère Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 2J8" See also: "GENESIS ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine"
  7. ↑ "Jules Verne Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "1701 De l'École Duvernay, Laval, QC H7G 1V5" See also: "JULES VERNE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine"
  8. ↑ "St. Paul Elementary School." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2425 Honfleur Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 1Y3 " See also: "SAINT-PAUL ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine"
  9. ↑ "Abou Us." St. Paul Elementary School. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ Home page. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. May 10, 2000. Retrieved on September 18, 2017. Retrieved on September 18, 2017. "1105 Victor Morin Duvernay, Laval, Québec, H7G 4B8"

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