Blainville Ville (city) in western Quebec, northwest of Montreal. Population (2001 census) 36,029.
It lies at the foot of the massive Canadian Shield, a range of ancient, worn down mountains and hills which is known locally as the Laurentides.
The town is mostly known as a home for heavy industry, but it is also a center of recreational and tourist activities. It is at the southern limit of the web of cross-country ski trails which meander through the Laurentides. Leaving from Blainville it is possible to undertake several nature filled days of skiing towards major resort centers such as Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.
During the summer, many of the ski trails are used as dedicated bicycle paths, making it possible to undertake day long or week long cycling excursions through nature, from one resort area to another, without sharing the right of way with motorized vehicles.
Blainville is the home of Boreale brewery.
