Dorval | |
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| City of Dorval Cité de Dorval (French) | |
 Aerial view of Dorval | |
 Location on the Island of Montreal. (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities). | |
  Dorval Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°27′N73°45′W / 45.450°N 73.750°W /45.450; -73.750[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montréal |
| RCM | none |
| Founded | 1667 |
| Village | 1892 |
| Town | 1903 |
| City | 1956 |
| Merged intoDorval–L'Île-Dorval | 1 January 2002 |
| Reconstituted | 1 January 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Doret |
| • Federal riding | Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle |
| • Prov. riding | Marquette |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.08 km2 (11.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 19,302 |
| • Density | 923/km2 (2,390/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 9,058 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 514 and 438 |
Highways A-13 A-20 |   A-40 (TCH) A-520 |
| Website | www |
Dorval (/dɔːrˈvæl/;French:[dɔʁval]ⓘ) is anon-island suburbancity on theisland of Montreal in southwesternQuebec,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 inCanada and North America.
The history of Dorval dates back more than 350 years to 1665 whenSulpician priests established a mission on the outskirts ofVille-Marie, a French settlement which later became known asMontreal. Dorval was originally named Gentilly. It was later renamed La Présentation-de-la-Vierge-Marie. In 1691, the domain of La Présentation, originally owned by Pierre Le Gardeur de Repentigny, was acquired by Jean-Baptiste Bouchard dit d'Orval. "d'Orval" (French for "of Orval") was added to Bouchard's name by his father Claude in reference his birthplace Orval inMontigny-Lengrain,France.[5] It was incorporated as a village in 1892, a town in 1903, and a city in 1956 (inFrench it was termed acité, an Old French term from which the English legal term "city" originates).[6]
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As with many other settlements on theisland of Montreal, theGrand Trunk Railway, which came to Dorval in 1855, was highly instrumental in attracting many wealthier families, mostlyEnglish-speaking, in search of a summer refuge in proximity to their downtown residence and place of work. Access to Dorval fromMontreal was also facilitated by the extension of streetcar service to Dorval's eastern city limits in the interwar period.
After theSecond World War many middle-class families migrated to Dorval from the city ofMontreal and from other parts ofCanada. This migration was made possible by the widening ofhighway 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 ofDorval Gardens shopping centre in 1954, one ofGreater Montreal's first mall-style shopping centres. Today the shopping centre remains the city's principal centre of retail trade.
The island namedDorval Island, settled in 1860 and located less than one kilometre offshore from Dorval, constitutes the separate city ofL'Île-Dorval despite being a summer cottage community with only five permanent residents as of theCanada 2011 Census. The island is connected to the city of Dorval by a private ferry service.
On 1 January 2002, as part of the2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, Dorval was merged into the city ofMontreal, being combined with L'Île-Dorval to form theDorval–L'Île-Dorval borough ofMontreal. After achange of government and a2004 referendum, Dorval was reconstituted as a city on 1 January 2006. Although Dorval had the legal status ofcité prior to the merger, the reconstituted city has the status ofville (seeTypes of municipalities in Quebec).[1][6] Nevertheless, the municipal government refers to itself as the "Cité de Dorval".
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Dorval had a population of19,302 living in8,716 of its9,058 total private dwellings, a change of1.7% from its 2016 population of18,980. With a land area of 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi), it had a population density of923.1/km2 (2,390.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | |
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| Population | 19,302 (+1.7% from 2016) | 18,980 (+4.2% from 2011) |
| Land area | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| Population density | 923/km2 (2,390/sq mi) | 907.7/km2 (2,351/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.2 (M: 44.0, F: 46.4) | 44.7 (M: 43.2, F: 46.3) |
| Private dwellings | 9,058 (total) 8,716 (occupied) | 8,818 (total) |
| Median household income | $77,500 | $64,689 |
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| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| Not a visible minority | 13,700 | 72% |
| Visible minorities | 5.320 | 28% |
According to theOffice québécois de la langue française, Dorval has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality[9] since 2005-11-02.[10]
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| English | 10,390 | 54% |
| French | 4,740 | 25% |
| Other | 2,430 | 13% |
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| English | 7,890 | 41% |
| French | 5,125 | 27% |
| Other | 4,765 | 25% |
Air Inuit andLa Senza have their headquarters in Dorval.[11][12]Bombardier Inc. houses the headquarters of itsBombardier Aerospace division in Dorval.[13]
PreviouslyInter-Canadien had its headquarters in Dorval.[14]
Air Canada Centre, the headquarters ofAir Canada, are located on the grounds ofMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and inSaint-Laurent,Montreal,[15][16] nearDorval.[17]
List of former mayors:[6]
Aéroports de Montréal, theGreater Montreal airport authority, has its headquarters in Leigh-Capreol Place (French: place Leigh-Capreol) in Dorval.[18]
Most of Montreal's principal airport,Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (previously known asDorval Airport), is in Dorval.[19] 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.[20]
TheCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by theCommission 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 fromdenominational tolinguistic.[21]
Schools include:
TheLester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools.
The Kativik School Board (now known asKativik 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 fromNunavik, where the students came from.[23]
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