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| • | |-| align=center colspan=2 | City motto: Si Je Puis Oultre (Old French: If I Can Do More)|-|Province || Quebec|-| style="background:#dcdcdc;" align="center" colspan="2" | |-|Mayor || Jean Marc Pelletier(January 1, 2006)|-|Location (Lat., Long.) || 45º27'19" N, 73º28'04" W|-|Population || 65,026 (2001)|-|Area || 45.7 km2|-|Founded| 1958|-| Time zone| Eastern (UTC-5)|-| Postal code span || J|-| Area code || 450|-| align=center colspan=2| website|-|}
Brossard is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada bordered by the St. Lawrence River over 8 kilometers and the Saint-Jacques River to the south. Founded on February 14, 1958, Brossard is a suburb of Montreal and is situated within 15 kilometers south-east of this Quebec metropolis. It is surrounded by 5 municipalities on the South Shore of Montreal, namely Saint-Lambert, Greenfield Park, Saint Hubert, Carignan and La Prairie. Population (2001): 65,026
It was merged into the city of Longueuil in 2002, but voted for demerger in 2004. On January 1, 2006, Brossard will demerge officially.
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours merged with Brossard on March 25, 1978 to form the current city.
Brossard is a multi-ethnic city; more than 30% are foreign-born.
Brossard is a residential city (with some 14-floor residential towers) with large commercial zones (Taschereau Boulevard, Mail Champlain, Panama Avenue, LaPiniere Blvd) and an industrial zone.
Source: [wikipedia: brossard, quebec]
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