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'''Brossard''' ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ɒ|ˈ|s|ɑr|,_|ˈ|b|r|ɒ|s|ɑr|d}}, {{IPA-fr|bʁɔsaʁ|lang}}, {{IPA-frdia|bʁɔsɑːʁ, bʁɔsɑɔ̯ʁ|locally}}) is a municipality in the [[Montérégie]] region of [[Quebec]], Canada and is part of the [[Greater Montreal|Greater Montreal area]]. According to the [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 census]], Brossard's population was 91,525.<ref name="www12.statcan.gc.ca">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00052458007&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=F&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Brossard Census Profile, 2021 Census - Brossard, Ville Census subdivision, Quebec and Brossard, Ville Census subdivision, Quebec]</ref> It shares powers with the [[urban agglomeration of Longueuil]] and was a [[borough]] of the [[Longueuil|municipality of Longueuil]] from 2002 to 2006.

 

According to the website of the city of Brossard, the municipality was named in honour of the Brossard family (the surname derives from a word meaning "brushwood"), a prominent settler family of the area whose presence was first attested in 1766.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Bien avant "Brossard"…|url=https://biblio.brossard.ca/brossardana/2014/07/11/bien-avant-brossard/ |date=2014-07-11 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Ville de Brossard}}</ref> A member of this family, Georges-Henri Brossard, had been mayor of the predecessor parish municipality of La Prairie-de-la-Madeleine since 1944 and became the first mayor of Brossard.

 

 

Two sparsely inhabited parts of Brossard, containing no streets other than main arteries and industrial roads, are arbitrarily called the "X" and "Y" sections.

 

== Demographics ==

| 26.6%

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==Economy==

In provincial politics, Brossard forms part of the [[La Pinière]] riding and its [[National Assembly of Quebec|Member of the National Assembly]] is Gaetan Barrette of the [[Quebec Liberal Party]]. The La Pinière riding is heavily Liberal in provincial elections, with their candidates obtaining wide margins against the other major provincial parties. In 2017, [[Laporte (electoral district)|Laporte]] riding was extented and now cover the north-eastern part of the territory.

 

===Roads===

Brossard is serviced by Autoroutes [[Quebec Autoroute 10|10 (Autoroute des Cantons-de-l'Est)]], [[Quebec Autoroute 15|15]], [[Quebec Autoroute 20|20 (Autoroute Jean-Lesage)]], and [[Quebec Autoroute 30|30 (Autoroute de l'Acier)]], as well as Routes [[Quebec Route 132|132]] and [[Quebec Route 134#Taschereau Boulevard|134 (Taschereau Boulevard)]]. Autoroute 30 runs along the west side of Brossard. Along the Saint Lawrence River on the east side of the city, Autoroutes 15 and 20 [[overlap (road)|overlap]] with [[Quebec Route 132|Route 132]]; 15 to the south and 20 to the north. At the Champlain Bridge interchange, Autoroutes 15 and 20 overlap 10 and feed into the [[Champlain Bridge (Montreal)|Champlain Bridge]], which crosses over into Montreal. Autoroute 10 also meets with Route 134 at the [[Taschereau Interchange]] which runs north south through the heart of Brossard.

* CEA Antoine-Brossard

 

* [[Patrice Bernier]], retired soccer player

* [[François Bouchard (ice hockey, born 1973)|François Bouchard]], retired ice hockey defenceman

| title = '''Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions'''

| Northwest = [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]]

| West = ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]''<br/> [[Champlain Bridge, Montreal|Champlain Bridge]] to: [[File:Flag of Montreal.svg|25px]] [[Verdun, Quebec|Verdun]] ([[Montreal]])

| Centre = Brossard