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Dorval (; ) is an Greater Montreal city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Census indicated that the population increased by 4.2% to 18,980. Although the city has the largest surface area in Montréal’s west side, it is among the least densely populated. Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport constitutes about 60% of the city's land; consequently, all of Dorval's population is concentrated in the southern part of the city.
Dorval is the oldest city in the west side of Montréal, having been founded in 1667, and one of the oldest in Canada and North America.
with many other settlements on the island of Montreal, the Grand Trunk Railway, which came to Dorval in 1855, was highly instrumental in attracting many wealthier families, mostly English-speaking, in search of a summer refuge in proximity to their downtown residence and place of work. Access to Dorval from Montreal was also facilitated by the extension of streetcar service to Dorval's eastern city limits in the interwar period.
After the Second World War many middle-class families migrated to Dorval from the city of Montreal and from other parts of Canada. This migration was made possible by the widening of highway 20 and by the large-scale construction of new dwellings. This new housing consisted mostly of single family homes with some townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings, built on lands previously used for agriculture and recreational activities. The post-war period also saw the construction of Dorval Gardens shopping centre in 1954, one of Greater Montreal's first mall-style shopping centres. Today the shopping centre remains the city's principal centre of retail trade.
The island named Dorval Island, settled in 1860 and located less than one kilometre offshore from Dorval, constitutes the separate city of L'Île-Dorval despite being a summer cottage community with only five permanent residents as of the Canada 2011 Census. The island is connected to the city of Dorval by a private ferry service.
On 1 January 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, Dorval was merged into the city of Montreal, being combined with L'Île-Dorval to form the Dorval–L'Île-Dorval borough of Montreal. After a change of government and a 2004 referendum, Dorval was reconstituted as a city on 1 January 2006. Although Dorval had the legal status of cité prior to the merger, the reconstituted city has the status of ville (see Types of municipalities in Quebec). Nevertheless, the municipal government refers to itself as the " Cité de Dorval".
Previously Inter-Canadien had its headquarters in Dorval."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 25–31 March 1998. p. 75. "795 Stuart Graham Boulevard North, Dorval, H4Y1E4, Quebec, Canada"
Air Canada Centre, the headquarters of Air Canada, are located on the grounds of Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and in Saint-Laurent, Montreal," Investors Contacts ." Air Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2010. "Air Canada Centre, 7373 Côte-Vertu Blvd. West Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4S 1Z3 ."" ab11e5b4-ccb1-430e-9a7c-598d63c7480b.gif ." City of Montreal. Retrieved 4 December 2010. near Dorval." FAQ’s." Air Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2010. "Our headquarters are located at 7373 Cote Vertu Ouest, Dorval, Quebec."
Schools include:
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools.
The Kativik School Board (now known as Kativik Ilisarniliriniq in English) formerly operated the Kativik Senior Education Centre in Dorval. In the district's early history, senior high school students had to attend classes there to get a high school diploma. During its history, most students dropped out of the program rather than completing it; the centre was a long distance from Nunavik, where the students came from.MacLeod, Roderick and Mary Anne Poutanen. . McGill-Queen's Press, 2004. , 9780773527423. p. 393.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dorval had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+Visible Minorities (2021)
! Ethnicity
! Population
! Percentage (%) Not a visible minority 13,700 72% Visible minorities 5.320 28%
Languages
According to the Office québécois de la langue française, Dorval has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality since 2005-11-02.
+ Home Language (2021)
! Language
! Population
! Percentage (%) English language 10,390 54% French language 4,740 25% Other 2,430 13% + Mother Tongue (2021)
! Language
! Population
! Percentage (%) English language 7,890 41% French language 5,125 27% Other 4,765 25%
Economy
Air Inuit and La Senza have their headquarters in Dorval." Contact us ." Air Inuit. Retrieved 8 October 2009." Contact Us ." La Senza. Retrieved 4 December 2010. "La Senza Corporation Attn: Online Store Customer Service 1608, Boulevard St-Régis Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9P 1H6." Bombardier Inc. houses the headquarters of its Bombardier Aerospace division in Dorval." Aerospace Directory ." Bombardier Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2010. "400 Côte-Vertu Road West Dorval, Québec Canada H4S 1Y9." Address in French : "400, chemin de la Côte-Vertu Ouest
Dorval (Québec)."
Local government
List of former mayors:
Infrastructure
Aéroports de Montréal, the Greater Montreal airport authority, has its headquarters in Leigh-Capreol Place (French: place Leigh-Capreol) in Dorval." Contact us." Aéroports de Montréal. Retrieved 4 December 2010. "Aéroports de Montréal 800 Leigh-Capreol Place Suite 1000 Dorval, Quebec H4Y 0A5." Address in French: "800, place Leigh-Capreol Bureau 1000 Dorval (Québec) H4Y 0A5."
Trudeau Airport
Most of Montreal's principal airport, Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (previously known as Dorval Airport), is in Dorval." Detailed Map of Dorval ." Dorval. Retrieved 4 November 2010. Originally a military airfield used mainly to refuel new fighters and bombers being flown to Great Britain during the Second World War, Trudeau Airport today serves over 18 million passengers annually.
Education
The Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys until 15 June 2020. The change was a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistics.
Notable residents
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