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370 Rue Sénécal
Montréal (L'Île-Bizard/Sainte-Geneviève)
5 beds3 baths
West Island
Living in L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
An island-off-the-island borough pairing rural L'Île-Bizard — nature park, farmland, Royal Montreal golf, waterfront estates — with the historic riverside village of Sainte-Geneviève.
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The vibe
An island-off-the-island borough pairing rural L'Île-Bizard — nature park, farmland, Royal Montreal golf, waterfront estates — with the historic riverside village of Sainte-Geneviève.
Getting around
The Jacques-Bizard bridge is the island's single road link, connecting to boulevard Gouin and Highway 40, with buses linking toward the REM corridor.
Schools
Served by the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Pearson School Board, with CEGEP Gérald-Godin right in Sainte-Geneviève.
Outdoors
The Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard nature park's marsh boardwalks and ski trails, shoreline on the Lac des Deux Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies, and a seasonal cable ferry to Laval-sur-le-Lac.
Map of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Why live in L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève?
Cross the Jacques-Bizard bridge and something shifts. The traffic thins, the horizon opens over the water, and you are on L'Île-Bizard — an actual island off the island, where golf fairways, farm fields and nature-park marshes share space with residential streets. Pair it with Sainte-Geneviève, the historic riverside village on the Montreal side of the bridge, and you get one of the most distinctive boroughs in the city: L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, the West Island's countryside-with-a-postal-code.
The island is the headline. A large share of L'Île-Bizard is green or agricultural, crowned by the Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard nature park — marsh boardwalks, herons, forest trails, cross-country skiing — and by the Royal Montreal Golf Club, one of the most storied golf institutions on the continent. Residential development concentrates in distinct pockets: established family neighbourhoods near the bridge, newer upscale sectors where contemporary homes line quiet crescents, and along the shoreline, waterfront properties facing the Lac des Deux Montagnes and the Rivière des Prairies. The mix runs from modest cottages to true prestige estates, often within a few streets of each other.
Across the bridge, Sainte-Geneviève offers the opposite texture: a compact, historic village fabric along boulevard Gouin, anchored by its landmark church and animated by CEGEP Gérald-Godin, which brings students and cultural programming to the riverside. Housing here skews older and denser — village homes, duplexes and affordable options that make Sainte-Geneviève one of the gentler entry points into the West Island.
The lifestyle sell is simple: water and green in every direction. Boaters and paddlers use the surrounding lake and river as their playground; a seasonal cable ferry links the island to Laval-sur-le-Lac; cyclists loop the island's rural roads; and winter turns the nature park into ski and snowshoe terrain. For hobby farmers, gardeners and anyone whose dream includes acreage, the island offers possibilities the rest of Montreal simply cannot.
The trade-off is equally simple: the bridge. One span connects the island to the rest of Montreal, so planning around peak hours is part of island life, and transit means buses connecting toward the REM and train corridors. Schools are covered by the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Pearson School Board, with the CEGEP in Sainte-Geneviève as a local bonus, and daily shopping leans on the island's local services plus the retail corridors of Pierrefonds and Kirkland nearby.
Who is it for? Buyers chasing space, water and quiet at every budget tier: first-time buyers finding their footing in Sainte-Geneviève's village streets, families upgrading into the island's newer sectors, golfers with obvious motivations, and estate buyers who want shoreline and sunsets. If your ideal evening involves a dock, a trail or a fairway rather than a terrace downtown, this borough makes an unusually persuasive case.
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève — real questions, straight answers
- Is living with a single bridge to the island a real constraint?
- It is the borough's defining trade-off. The Jacques-Bizard bridge handles all road traffic on and off the island, so peak periods require planning and islanders build routines around them. Most residents consider it the fair price of living somewhere this green and quiet — but commuters should test the timing before buying.
- What is the range of homes across the borough?
- Remarkably wide. Sainte-Geneviève offers older village homes, duplexes and some of the area's most accessible price points; the island's established sectors offer family homes from the later twentieth century; and the newer crescents and shoreline deliver contemporary and estate-scale properties, some with private water frontage. Few boroughs cover the spectrum this completely.
- What outdoor life does the borough actually offer?
- About as much as Montreal gets: marsh boardwalks and ski trails in the Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard nature park, boating and paddling on the Lac des Deux Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies, rural cycling roads, and the seasonal cable ferry to Laval-sur-le-Lac for a scenic shortcut. Golfers get the Royal Montreal on their doorstep. It is the closest thing to cottage country within city limits.
- Are there flood considerations on L'Île-Bizard?
- As with any shoreline on the Lac des Deux Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies, some low-lying waterfront sectors carry mapped flood risk, refined after the region's recent flood years. Much of the borough is unaffected, but for waterfront or near-water properties, verifying the current flood-zone designation and insurance picture is essential. A local broker will know which streets deserve the extra scrutiny.
- Who is L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève best suited for?
- Buyers who want nature as their neighbour: families seeking newer homes on quiet crescents, first-time buyers starting in Sainte-Geneviève's village, golfers and boaters, and estate buyers chasing shoreline privacy. It rewards people who plan around the bridge and cherish what waits on the other side of it. If daily transit convenience tops your list, look closer to the REM corridor instead.
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