Vimont is a neighbourhood

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 the centre of 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....

. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.

Geography

Vimont is delimited north-west by Sainte-Rose

Sainte-Rose, Quebec

Sainte-Rose is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was incorporated as a village in 1850, and was a separate town until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965 which amalgamated all the municipalities on Île Jésus into a single City of Laval....

, north-east by Auteuil

Auteuil, Quebec

Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose...

, east by Duvernay

Duvernay, Quebec

Duvernay is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.-Geography:It is located south-west of Saint-Francois, south-east of Auteuil, east of Vimont and Pont-Viau and around Sant-Vincent-de-Paul. The Rivière des Prairies passes...

, south-west by Chomedey

Chomedey, 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...

 and south-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 :...

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Features

The Cité de la Santé de Laval, Laval's main hospital is located in Vimont, as is the Vimont

Vimont (AMT)

Vimont is an commuter train station in Laval, Quebec, Canada on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine de transport , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area...

 Commuter Train station. Vimont has 2 hockey arenas in the area, the Mike Bossy

Mike Bossy

Michael Dean Bossy is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s...

 arena and the Lucerne

Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...

 arena. Vimont is part of the Monteuil sports association along with Auteuil

Auteuil, Quebec

Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose...

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External links

• City of Laval, official website