Vimont, Quebec
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Vimont ({{IPA|fr|vimɔ̃}}) is a district in the centre of Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
Until 1960 the name was Saint-Elzéar.[https://www.laval.ca/histoire-et-patrimoine/Pages/Fr/vimont.aspx Saint-Elzéar]
Geography
Vimont is delimited north-west by Sainte-Rose, north-east by Auteuil, east by Duvernay, south-west by Chomedey and south-east by Pont-Viau.[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".
Features
Education
Commission scolaire de Laval operates Francophone public schools.
- École primaire Les Explorateurs"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article79 Les Explorateurs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045124/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article79 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Le Sentier"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article76 Le Sentier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045110/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article76 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Paul-Comtois"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article85 Paul-Comtois] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045304/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article85 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
- École primaire Père-Vimont"[http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article88 Père-Vimont] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045130/http://www2.cslaval.qc.ca/spip.php?article88 |date=2017-09-24 }}." Commission scolaire de Laval. Retrieved on September 24, 2017.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools. Elementary schools serving Vimont include:
- St. Paul Elementary School in Duvernay"[https://stpaulelementary.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/about-st-paul.pdf About St. Paul]." St. Paul Elementary School. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "St. Paul is part of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board and serves students from eastern Laval, specifically Vimont and Duvernay." 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 }}"
- {{As of|2017}} it has about 430 students."[https://stpaulelementary.wordpress.com/about/ Abou Us]." St. Paul Elementary School. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- Terry Fox Elementary School in Auteuil"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120421122402/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/terry_fox/E-welcome.htm Home]." Terry Fox Elementary School. April 21, 2012. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. "900 rue Des Lacasse, Vimont Laval, Québec H7K 3V9" See also: "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/173%20-%20WEB%20TERRY%20FOX.pdf TERRY FOX ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917072220/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/173%20-%20WEB%20TERRY%20FOX.pdf |date=2017-09-17 }}"
- The school's previous campus was in Vimont."[https://web.archive.org/web/20041222125039/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/schools/terryfox/history.htm Our History]." Terry Fox Elementary School. December 22, 2004. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. On September 20, 1993, the current campus in Auteuil opened."[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/terry-fox-elementary Terry Fox Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123600/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools%2Fterry-fox-elementary |date=2017-09-17 }}." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. By 2013 the campus was at 113% capacity.{{cite web|author=Courchesne, Mathieu|url=http://www.lechodelaval.ca/actualites/societe/161109/lecole-terry-fox-deborde|title=L'école Terry-Fox déborde|publisher=L'Echo de Laval|date=2013-01-16|access-date=2017-09-17}}
All portions 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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