Anjou, Quebec

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Anjou is a community on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the city of Montreal in 2002. The community is now the Borough of Anjou.

[edit] Geography

The borough is located in the eastern end of the island. It was a separate city until the 2002 municipal mergers.

The borough is bordered to the north and east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, to the south by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Montréal-Est, to the west by Saint Leonard, and at the northwestern corner by Montreal North.

It has an area of 13.60 km² and a population of 38,015.

[edit] Features

The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) and Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.). Among other attractions, it contains the large Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall.

[edit] Federal and provincial elections

The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of Anjou.