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the rest of the Island that they still owned for 30,000 dollars, and later ceded the island to the city of
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599:(Press release) (in French). Conseil régional de l'environnement de Montréal. 2007-08-29. Archived from
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544:"Développement résidentiel de l'Île Charron"
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641:Landforms of Montérégie
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125:45.585212; -73.482335
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338:Government of Quebec
323:Îles de Boucherville
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223:to the northeast of
217:Îles de Boucherville
213:Saint Lawrence River
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99:Coordinates
30:Île Charron
625:Categories
610:2008-05-24
579:2008-05-24
554:2008-05-24
510:2014-01-07
485:2009-08-19
456:2010-04-13
367:cottonwood
281:Jean Talon
165:Population
111:73°28′56″W
108:45°35′07″N
636:Longueuil
569:Le Devoir
540:Longueuil
538:Ville de
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356:In 1988,
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332:In 1984,
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278:intendant
255:In 1672,
229:Longueuil
84:Geography
392:See also
315:Montreal
274:Varennes
269:seigneur
243:and the
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192:(exit 1)
89:Location
371:red ash
363:Lavalin
297:Jesuits
251:History
235:by the
72:Charron
22:Charron
203:French
153:Canada
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