Laval-des-Rapides
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| official_name = Ville de Laval
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Laval-des-Rapides ({{IPA|fr|laval de ʁapid}}) is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
File:Farmland. Farm in Laval des Rapides BAnQ P48S1P06800.jpg
Geography
The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies.[http://www.ville.laval.qc.ca/geomatique/citoyens/viewer.htm?Service=Citoyens_hv Interactive map of Laval from the official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407114402/http://www.ville.laval.qc.ca/geomatique/citoyens/viewer.htm?Service=Citoyens_hv |date=2005-04-07 }} 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".
Education
Commission scolaire de Laval operates French-language public schools.
- Écoles secondaire de la Mosaïque
- Écoles secondaire Mont-de-La Salle
- École primaire De l’Arc-en-ciel"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article46 De l’Arc-en-ciel]." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Léon-Guilbault"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article78 Léon-Guilbault]." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Marcel-Vaillancourt"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article83 Marcel-Vaillancourt]." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Sainte-Marguerite"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article98 Sainte-Marguerite]." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools.
All sections of Laval are zoned to Laval Junior Academy and Laval Senior Academy.
References
External links
- [http://www.ville.laval.qc.ca/ City of Laval, official website]
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Category:Neighbourhoods in Laval, Quebec
Category:Former municipalities in Quebec
Category:Populated places disestablished in 1965
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