Brossard, Quebec
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| Ville de Brossard | |||||
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| Motto: Si Je Puis Oultre | |||||
 Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. |
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 Brossard
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| Coordinates: 45°28′N 73°27′W / 45.467°N 73.450°WCoordinates: 45°28′N 73°27′W / 45.467°N 73.450°W | |||||
| Country |
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 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie | ||||
| RCM | None | ||||
| Agglomeration | Longueuil | ||||
| Founded | February 14, 1958 | ||||
| Incorporated (city) | 1978 | ||||
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2002 | ||||
| Reconstituted | January 1, 2006 | ||||
| Founded by | Georges-Henri Brossard | ||||
| Named for | Prominent family of the region and the city's founder | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Mayor | Paul Leduc | ||||
| • Governing Body | Brossard City Council | ||||
| • MP | Alexandra Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert, LPC) | ||||
| • MNA | Gaétan Barrette (La Pinière, Québec Liberal Party) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 52.20 km2 (20.15 sq mi) | ||||
| • Land | 45.20 km2 (17.45 sq mi) | ||||
| • Water | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2016) | |||||
| • Total | 85,721 | ||||
| • Density | 1,896/km2 (4,910/sq mi) | ||||
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| • Dwellings | 32,099 | ||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||||
| Postal code(s) | J4W to J4Z | ||||
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | ||||
Highways A-10 A-15 A-20 A-30
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| NTS Map | 031H06 | ||||
| GNBC Code | EQKVD | ||||
| Québec Geocode | 58007 | ||||
| CLSC Territory | Brossard-Saint-Lambert (16052) | ||||
| Demonym | Brossardois(e) | ||||
| Rank | 72nd | ||||
| Website | www |
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Brossard (/brɒˈsɑːr/ or /ˈbrɒsɑːrd/; French pronunciation: [bʁɔsaʁ], local pronunciation: [bʁɔsɑːʁ] or [bʁɔsɑɔ̯ʁ]) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area. According to the 2011 census, Brossard's population was 79,273. Prior to 2006, Brossard was formerly a borough of the municipality of Longueuil.
The city of Brossard was founded on February 14, 1958 and was known before then as Brosseau Station, itself part of La Prairie-de-la-Madeleine Parish. Its first mayor was Georges-Henri Brossard. At the very beginning, there were 3,400 inhabitants.
The city has some homes dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly along Chemin des Prairies. Maison Sénécal and Maison Deschamps.
On August 8, 1964 a portion of land from Greenfield Park was added and became the "P" section of Brossard. Furthermore, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur was annexed to Brossard on March 25, 1978 becoming the "A" section to form the current city.
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