Laval-des-Rapides
Encyclopedia
Laval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood
in Laval
, Quebec
, Canada
. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau
and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies
.
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
in Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
Geography
The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by ChomedeyChomedey, Quebec
Chomedey is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Named after Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, part of the neighbourhood had previously been known as L'Abord à Plouffe, and was once part of the seigneurie...
, on the east and north-east by Pont-Viau
Pont-Viau, Quebec
Pont-Viau, Quebec is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec.- Geography :...
and on the south by the Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
.