Laflèche, Quebec

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Laflèche Mackayville
—  Neighbourhood  —
A typical intersection in Laflèche
Coordinates: 45°17′41″N 73°16′51″W / 45.294836, -73.280789
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
City	Longueuil
Borough	Saint-Hubert
Established	1947
Merger with Saint-Hubert	1971
Government
- District 19 City Councillor	Jacques Lemire
- District 20 City Councillor	Roger Roy
Area
- Total	4.33 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2006 [1])
- Total	17,512
- Density	4,044.34/km² (10,474.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code = 450
Website: www.ville.longueuil.qc.ca

Laflèche was the name of a former city on Montreal's south shore. Today it belongs to the city of Longueuil in the Saint-Hubert borough.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Mayors 2 Demographics 3 Geographic Location 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Originally called Mackayville, it was established in 1947 at the same time as neighbouring Ville Jacques-Cartier using a piece of land belonging to the Saint-Antoine de Longueuil Parish. It changed its name to Laflèche on March 5, 1959. It later merged into the former city of St. Hubert in October 1971.

[edit] Mayors

Former Mayors of Laflèche

Mayor	Term Began	Term Ended
J. W. Gendron	1947	1949
Lucien Tapin	1949	1953
Édouard Charruau	1953	1957
Paul Provost	1957	1962
Henri Cyr	1962	1963
Alexandre Girard	1963	1965
Gérard Philipps	1965	1971
Absorbed by Saint-Hubert	1971

[edit] Demographics

In 2001, the district of Laflèche was estimated to have just under 17,000 people. This makes it around the same size as the neighbouring borough of Greenfield Park. The below figures are based on the three census tracts that form Laflèche. ^[2]

Language
From Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
French	13,560	78.9%
English	1,340	7.8%
Both English and French	160	0.9%
Other languages	2,130	12.4%

[edit] Geographic Location

It is located to the northeast of the older section of Greenfield Park, northwest of the newer section of Greenfield Park, west of the rest of Saint-Hubert, south of Vieux-Longueuil. It is bordered by Boulevard Taschereau, Autoroute 30, Boulevard Kimber and Rue Soucy.

		Vieux Longueuil (Longueuil)		v • d • e
	Greenfield Park (Longueuil)		St. Hubert (Longueuil)
		District of Laflèche
		Greenfield Park (Longueuil)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marigot.ca
• Laporte Socioeconomic data

Coordinates: 45.294836° N 73.280789° W

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