Grande-Île, Quebec Explained

Grande-Île
Other Name:(Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montérégie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Beauharnois-Salaberry
Established Title:Merged +
Established Date:Jan 01, 2002
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:50.68
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:45.2792°N -74.1139°W
Area Code:450
Blank Name:Access Routes [2]
Blank Info:
Footnotes:+ Merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Grande-Île is an island in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. The island is mostly occupied by the city Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island connects the Beauharnois-Salaberry and the Vaudreuil-Soulanges regions over the Saint Lawrence River via the Pont Monseigneur Langlois. Grande-Île was also the name of a municipality on the island which merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on January 1, 2002.

References

  1. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2470050&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Grande-Île&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,8000,9000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Grande-Île, Quebec
  2. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map