Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
—  Borough of Montreal  —
The CdN-NDG Borough Hall, adjacent to the Décarie Expressway.
Location of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on the Island of Montreal.
(Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montreal (06)
Created January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Mount Royal
Outremont
Westmount—Ville-Marie
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
Provincial D'Arcy-McGee
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Outremont
Mont-Royal
Government[1][2][3]
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Michael Applebaum (UM)
 • Federal MP(s) Irwin Cotler (LIB)
Thomas Mulcair (NDP)
Marc Garneau (LIB)
Isabelle Morin (NDP)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Lawrence S. Bergman (PLQ)
Kathleen Weil (PLQ)
Raymond Bachand (PLQ)
Pierre Arcand (PLQ)
Area
 • Total 20.01 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population (2007 est.)
 • Total 163,110
 • Density 8,151.4/km2 (21,112/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 514/438
Access Routes[4]
A-15

Route 138
Website www.ville.montreal.qc.ca

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough (arrondissement) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Geography

Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. It is composed of the districts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-des-Neiges.

The irregularly shaped borough is bounded on the north by the borough of Mount Royal, on the east by Outremont, on the southeast by Ville-Marie and Westmount, on the south by Le Sud-Ouest, and on the west by Côte Saint-Luc, Hampstead, and Montreal West. The Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is in the south east corner of the borough.

It has an area of 20,01 km² and a population of 163,110, making it the most populous of Montreal's boroughs.

Government

Municipal

As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District Position Name   Party
Borough mayor
City councillor
Michael Applebaum   Union Montréal
Côte-des-Neiges City councillor Helen Fotopulos   Union Montréal
Darlington City councillor Lionel Perez   Union Montréal
Loyola City councillor Susan Clarke   Union Montréal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce City councillor Peter McQueen   Projet Montréal
Snowdon City councillor Marvin Rotrand   Union Montréal

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

Features

The borough is traversed by the Autoroute Décarie, and is served by the orange and blue line of the Montreal metro.

Attractions in the area include Concordia University's Loyola campus, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Université de Montréal, Saint Joseph's Oratory and the Gibeau Orange Julep fast-food restaurant.

The borough is also the home of a sizable Romanian Community, one of the most important in Quebec.

See also

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