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Contemporary social changes related to the expansion of suburban and peri-urban environments are the subject of concerns about the role of the relationship to place and its consequences on the determination of social ties and interdependencies between individuals. It is questionable whether, under the circumstances, social bonds are weakened or even threatened. A case study composed of forty-one semi-structured interviews conducted with citizens of the city of Saint-Basile-le-Grand on Montreal's South Shore serves as an analytical tool. We note a relationship to place, in terms of local ties and sustained family rootedness, that testifies to a familialist and “localist” character. Sociability and social interrelationships are pronounced and the role of children is predominant. The sense of belonging and social identity are evident. However, the picture is not one-sided: individuality and sociability, engagement and distancing, autonomy and isolation create tensions among individuals and suggest a relationship to place and reconfigured social ties.
Keywords: banlieue, périurbain, rapport au lieu, lien social, environnement local, ancrage familial, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, suburbs, peri-urban, relationship to place, social ties, local environment, family roots, Saint-Basile-le-Grand