Duvernay, Quebec

{{Short description|District of Laval, Quebec, Canada}}

{{about||the Canadian electoral district formerly known as Duvernay|Laval East|the Lower Canada publisher (1799-1852)|Ludger Duvernay}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

Duvernay ({{IPA|fr|dyvɛʁnɛ}}) 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050407114402/http://www.ville.laval.qc.ca/geomatique/citoyens/viewer.htm?Service=Citoyens_hv 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".

Demographics

class="wikitable"
+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"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article49 Des Ormeaux] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045225/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article49 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  • École primaire J.-Jean-Joubert"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article64 J.-Jean-Joubert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045232/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article64 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  • École primaire Notre-Dame-du-Sourire"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article84 Notre-Dame-du-Sourire]." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  • École primaire Val-des-Arbres"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article100 Val-des-Arbres] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045147/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article100 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
  • {{Asof|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"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/genesis-elementary Genesis Elementary School]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2450, Rosemère Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 2J8" See also: "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/170%20-%20WEB%20GENESIS.pdf GENESIS ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917064243/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/170%20-%20WEB%20GENESIS.pdf |date=2017-09-17 }}"
  • Jules Verne Elementary School"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/jules-verne-elementary 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: "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/178%20-%20WEB%20JULES%20VERNE.pdf JULES VERNE ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917065521/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/178%20-%20WEB%20JULES%20VERNE.pdf |date=2017-09-17 }}"
  • St. Paul Elementary School"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/st-paul-elementary St. Paul Elementary School]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "2425 Honfleur Duvernay, Laval, QC H7E 1Y3 " See also: "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/169%20-%20WEB%20SAINT%20PAUL.pdf SAINT-PAUL ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917070927/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/169%20-%20WEB%20SAINT%20PAUL.pdf |date=2017-09-17 }}"
  • {{Asof|2017}} it has about 430 students."[https://stpaulelementary.wordpress.com/about/ Abou Us]." St. Paul Elementary School. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.

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

SWLSB previously had its headquarters in Duvernay.[https://web.archive.org/web/20000510181934/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/ 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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