Blainville (Town)

**Founder**

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

**History**

Blainville was constituted in 1855 and became an independent town on June 14 1968 (formerly part of Saint-Thérèse-de-Blainville). Since then, it has entered an era of prosperity and peace, named the safest town in Quebec and the number one place to raise a family. Blainville now has 11 great neighbourhoods (check the neighbourhoods section), an independent police force with a budget of over 14 million Canadian dollars and 110 staff, a fire department with over 70 firefighters, who since 2016 also serves the weaker, older and less populous neighbouring town of Rosemère in a political alliance. It also has a ton of schools, a great modern library for its citizens, a huge indoor ice skating arena and an aquatic recreation center

**Population and demographics**

As of 2023, Blainville has a population of over 60 000 residents, with a population density of 1,088.2/km2 (2,818.5/sq mi). According to the Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 86.5% of Blainville residents were white/European, 12.3% were visible minorities and 1.2% were Indigenous. 66.9% of residents were Christian, down from 87.1% in 2011, this decreasing religious trend is common in Canada and not exclusive to the town of Blainville. The census found that 82.2% of residents spoke French as a mother tongue. Although 60.0% of residents reported knowledge of both English and French, English was the mother tongue of only 4.1% of respondents. The next most frequent native languages were Arabic (2.3%), Spanish (1.7%), and Portuguese(1.0%).

**Notable residents**

*Sports:*

Aleksandra Wozniak (Pro Tennis player)

Donald Audette (Pro Hockey player)

Kristian Matte (Pro Football player)

Partick Boileau (Pro Hockey player)

Pierre Dagenais (Pro Hockey player)

Jean-François David (Pro Hockey player)

Zachary Fernandez (Pro Soccer player)

Alexandre Fortin (Pro Hockey player)

Jean-Sébastien Giguère (Pro Hockey player)

Stefan Matteau (Pro Hockey player)

Joliane Melançon (Pro Judo athlete)

Sam Poulin (Pro Hockey player)

Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Pro Tennis player)

*Arts:*

Chuck Comeau (Drummer for Simple Plan)

Martin Fontaine (International Elvis impersonator/showman)

Gabrielle Fontaine (Actress [Martin Fontaine's daughter] )

*Politics:*

Diane Bourgeois (Member House of Commons Canada)

Paul Mercier (Member House of Commons Canada)

**Neighbourhoods**

The town of Blainville is composed of 11 districts (neighbourhoods), each with a different lifestyle and community, some almost acting as their own towns, click on the name of the neighbourhoods for detailed informations of each.

Fontainebleau neighbourhood

Renaissance neighbourhood

Blainvillier neighbourood

Alencon neighbourood

Saint-Redempteur neighbourhood

Notre-Dame-de-L'Assomption neighbourhood

Côte Saint-Louis neighbourhood

Chante-Bois neighbourhood

Des Hirondelles neighbourhood

Plan-Bouchard neighbourhood

Blainville sur le lac neighbourhood

**Recent and upcoming town events:** https://blainville.ca/evenements

**Sports team**

Blainville's soccer team is A.S Blainville, it also has a Hockey team named Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

**Timeline**

https://blainville.ca/blainville-raconte

**Town's social media**

Instagram: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiQmIqej7n9AhUhMVkFHYaNABMQFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fvilleblainville%2F%3Fhl%3Den&usg=AOvVaw21zoSaKggdAAet51A2GcD\_

Facebook: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjkqsi\_j7n9AhUYGFkFHT5zDyEQFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVilleBlainville%2F&usg=AOvVaw0ID5nvf4vTLndlAsFQjsRS

Tik Tok: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwif87fLj7n9AhUlElkFHSFDDewQtwJ6BAgUEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40ville.blainville&usg=AOvVaw0-ELaYNTcanUEv\_y9M6zv2