| Ville-Marie | |
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| — Borough of Montreal — | |
| A view of McGill College Avenue in December. | |
| Location of Ville-Marie on the Island of Montreal. (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montréal |
| Established | January 01, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Westmount—Ville-Marie Laurier—Sainte-Marie Outremont Jeanne-Le Ber |
| Provincial | Westmount—Saint-Louis Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Federal MP(s) | Marc Garneau (LIB) Hélène Laverdière (NDP) Thomas Mulcair (NDP) Tyrone Benskin (NDP) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Jacques Chagnon (PLQ) Martin Lemay (PQ) Carole Poirier (PQ) Marguerite Blais (PLQ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.49 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 78,876 |
| • Density | 5,443.5/km2 (14,098.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
| Access Routes[4] A-10 A-720 |
Route 134 Route 138 Route 335 |
| Website | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie |
Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.
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The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.
It is bordered by the city of Westmount (along Atwater Street) to the west and the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest (along the Ville-Marie Autoroute, Guy and Notre-Dame streets, and the Bonaventure Autoroute) to the southwest, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (along the CP rail lines) to the east, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (along Sherbrooke, University streets, and Pine and Park avenues) to the northeast, and Outremont and Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (along the border of Mount Royal Park) to the north. It is bounded on the south by the Saint Lawrence River.
It has a population of 78,876 and an area of 14.49 km².
As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
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| — | Borough mayor (as mayor of Montreal) |
Gérald Tremblay | Union Montréal | |
| Peter-McGill | City councillor | Sammy Forcillo | Union Montréal | |
| Saint-Jacques | City councillor | François Robillard | Vision Montréal | |
| Sainte-Marie | City councillor | Pierre Mainville | Projet Montréal | |
| — | Borough councillors (appointed by the mayor from Montreal City Council) |
Jocelyn Ann Campbell (City councillor for Saint-Sulpice, Ahuntsic-Cartierville)[5] |
Union Montréal | |
| Richard Deschamps (City councillor for Sault-Saint-Louis, LaSalle)[5] |
Union Montréal |
Up to the 2009 municipal election, Ville-Marie's borough council consisted of a borough mayor, two city councillors, and two borough councillors.
When the 2009 election was called, the borough council consisted of the following councillors:
The 2009 election saw the coming into force of Bill 22 (2008), An Act to amend various legislative provisions concerning Montréal. As a result, the borough council now consists of the mayor of Montreal; three elected city councillors representing the districts of Peter-McGill, Sainte-Marie, and Saint-Jacques; and two city councillors representing other districts in Montreal, chosen by the mayor.
The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:
It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:
Districts and neighbourhoods in Ville-Marie include:
Montreal's interurban rail and bus terminals, and its two commuter rail terminals (Central Station, Lucien-L'Allier and the Downtown Terminus) are in the borough. It is served by the Orange Line and Green Line of the metro; Berri-UQAM (which includes the terminus of the Yellow Line), the Central Bus Station, are also located in Ville-Marie.
Two autoroutes serve the area: Autoroute Bonaventure and the partly underground Autoroute Ville-Marie. Two bridges — the Victoria Bridge and Jacques-Cartier Bridge — provide access to the South Shore, while the Pont de la Concorde provides access to Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island (Parc Jean-Drapeau). The Jacques-Cartier Bridge also provides access to Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island.
Many of Montreal's most famous attractions are situated in Ville-Marie. Most of its office towers, including 1000 de La Gauchetière, 1250 René-Lévesque, the Tour de la Bourse, Place Ville-Marie, the Sun Life Building, the Maison Radio-Canada, and many others are located here.
Three of Montreal's four universities — McGill, Concordia, and UQAM — are located in Ville-Marie, as are three of its four basilicas — Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, Notre-Dame Basilica, and St. Patrick's Basilica. The Grande Bibliothèque du Québec is a recent addition, and the CHUM megahospital is planned for the borough.
Major parks and recreation areas include Mount Royal and its park, Parc Jean-Drapeau (the site of Expo 67), Dorchester Square and Place du Canada, and the Old Port.
The borough is named after Fort Ville-Marie, the French settlement that would later become Montreal (now Old Montreal), which was located within the present-day borough. It is a Canadian National Historic Site
As Ville-Marie contains Montreal's central business district, numerous companies are headquartered or have major regional offices in the borough, including Bombardier Aerospace.[6]