Belle Rive, Edmonton
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Belle Rive is a residential neighbourhood in north Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
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It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the south by 153 Avenue, and on the east by 82 Street. The western boundary, which it shares with Eaux Claires
runs along a line located between 89 Street and 90 Street.
Housing in the neighbourhood is a mixture of single family dwellings (93%), duplexes
(4%) and row houses (3%). Substantially all residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied.
The neighbourhood was initially intended to be named Belle Riva, to honour the city’s large Italian community, however the spelling error was never corrected.
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It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the south by 153 Avenue, and on the east by 82 Street. The western boundary, which it shares with Eaux Claires
Eaux Claires, Edmonton
Eaux Claires is a residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the north by 167 Avenue, on the west by 97 Street, and on the south by 153 Avenue. The east boundary runs along a line located between 89 Street and 90 Street...
runs along a line located between 89 Street and 90 Street.
Housing in the neighbourhood is a mixture of single family dwellings (93%), duplexes
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...
(4%) and row houses (3%). Substantially all residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied.
The neighbourhood was initially intended to be named Belle Riva, to honour the city’s large Italian community, however the spelling error was never corrected.