Grande-Île, Quebec

Grande-Île (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
Former municipality
Coordinates: 45°16′45″N 74°06′50″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Beauharnois-Salaberry
Merged +	Jan 01, 2002
Area
• Land	50.68 km2 (19.57 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	450
Access Routes	R-132 R-201
+ Merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Grande-Île (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d il], lit. 'Large Island') is an island in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. The island is mostly occupied by the city Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island connects the Beauharnois-Salaberry and the Vaudreuil-Soulanges regions over the Saint Lawrence River via the Pont Monseigneur Langlois. Grande-Île was also the name of a municipality on the island which merged with Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on January 1, 2002.

Aerial view showing (left to right) Canal de Beauharnois, Grande-Île, Saint Lawrence River, Pointe-des-Cascades, Ottawa River, Perrot Island