Fontainebleau neighbourhood

Fontainebleau is one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods of Blainville, with a median home value of 705k$ as of 2021, and a median household income of 205k$. It has an elementary school, a luxurious golf course in the middle of Fontainebleau, multiple kindergartens, a park that includes a playing ground, 4 tennis courts, a skatepark, volleyball courts, basketball courts and an ice skating rink during winter time. There is also multiple forests to take a hike in or to ride a bike. According to the Montreal journal in 2015, Fontainebleau is the second highest ranked neighbourhood in the whole province of Quebec in terms of household income.

**History**

Founded around the late 90s/early 2000s, it is unofficially separated between “High Fontainebleau” and “Low Fontainebleau”, High Fontainebleau is built on top of a small hill, where the biggest houses of the neighbourhood are located, Low Fontainebleau is a lot smaller, below the hill, a couple of lower scale houses but a ton of great local businesses like restaurants, pharmacies, as well as popular chains like Subway and McDonald’s. Although most people are unaware of those two different terms and don’t care at all about this, a few hardcore residents of High Fontainebleau started despising Low Fontainebleau in recent years, talking about how it ruins the reputation and housing costs of Fontainebleau, saying how it was never part of Fontainebleau, even tho Low Fontainebleau residents claim otherwise. High Fontainebleau residents back up their claims with the fact that on Google earth and Google maps, Low Fontainebleau isn’t included when you type “Quartier Fontainebleau” Blainville, but to comeback against this argument, the low part claims that the businesses close to them like McDonald’s are also not included in Fontainebleau on Google earth, even tho the high part says they are. This is sometimes causing a bit of tension between some of the younger residents, as they hear their parents complaining about it and they want to “help” by discriminating the poorer side of the neighbourhood. Some of the biggest conspiracy theorists about the subject think that the recent 2022 tragedy of a little boy being hit by a car on the way to Fontainebleau elementary school was caused intentionally by a low Fontainebleau resident, and are then using that as an excuse to say that the low, poorer part, causes violence and criminality in the neighbourhood.

**Population and demographics**

As of 2023, Fontainebleau has a population of around 9000 residents, with a population density of 1151 people per square meter. The median age is 43, which is just a little bit higher than Blainville's overall median age of 40, but makes sense considering that normally the older you are, the more chances you have of being able to afford a more expensive home. Families with kids at home is 66%, compared to 52% in Blainville overall. Only 1.3% of Fontainebleau is only able to speak English, which makes sense considering that the only elementary school in the neighbourhood is French, so English people moving here to start a family or who have younger kids will have a harder time.

**Livability**

It is the number one ranked Blainville neighbourhood in terms of livability, and the 13th in Quebec. The crime rate is 585 on 100 000 people which is 76% lower than the Quebec average. Even tho this number is very low, people against low Fontainebleau argue that it could be close to 0 if we don’t allow the lower residents to enter High Fontainebleau.

**Other notable facts**

There are a lot of people who know the area that will tell you that a lot of mafia members live in the neighbourhood, these are just rumours tho.

The recent deaths or casualties of non natural causes in Fontainebleau are all related to vehicle accidents, the death of a young resident, a couple years ago, who was hit by the car of his older brother's friend who was drunk while he was walking on the boulevard of the neighbourhood, we can still see a small tribute for the child close to the golf course, Then recently, the death of a Fontainebleau elementary school teacher in a snow motorcycle accident, and in 2022, as mentioned earlier, the student who was hit by a car on the way to the elementary school, which caused a huge outrage on the Fontainebleau Facebook group about the security of our roads. Most residents believe that it's just a coincidence, but some think that there’s more to the story here, as these 3 vehicle accidents were the ONLY known violent casualties in recent years.

90% of the population has a high school diploma, and 35% has a bachelor's degree. A couple of years ago, the mayor wanted to build a Fontainebleau high school, but the majority of residents voted against the project as they didn’t want it to disturb the peace and cause a lot of traffic, so the project never happened.

Fontainebleau is a very tight knit community, they even have a Facebook group that comprises thousands of members. Most of the residents consider themselves more a part of Fontainebleau than Blainville.

**Locations**

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*Public*:

Fontainebleau Elementary School

Fontainebleau clinic

Fontainebleau park

Fontainebleau library (ceased to exist)

Fontainebleau forest

Fontainebleau fire department

*Private*

”Boisé du français”

Royaume des enfants kindergarten

Fontainebleau McDonald's

Jean Coutu Fontainebleau

Familiprix Fontainebleau

Qwelli Fontainebleau

Sunrise residence Fontainebleau

Pizza etc etc

Bar starlight Fontainebleau

Econo Fitness Fontainebleau

Dolci Piu Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau's Subway

Yuzu sushi Fontainebleau

Petro Canada Fontainebleau

Leblanc Savaria Clinic

Desjardins Fontainebleau (doesn’t exist anymore)

Fontainebleau Golf Course