Boroughs of Montreal
Island of Montreal now: City of Montreal (366 km²) and 15 independent municipalities
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.
Powers
Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall).
The borough council is responsible for:
- Fire prevention
- Removal of household waste and residual materials
- Funding of community
- Social and local economic development agencies
- Planning and management of parks and recreational
- Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities
- Maintaining local roads
- Issuing permits
- Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws
- Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public
- Land use planning and borough development.
List of Montreal boroughs
| Number (map) | Borough | Population Canada 2011 Census[1] | Area in km² | Density per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 126,891 | 24.2 | 5,252.1 |
| 2. | Anjou | 41,928 | 13.7 | 3,064.9 |
| 3. | Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 165,031 | 21.4 | 7,697.3 |
| 4. | Lachine | 41,616 | 17.7 | 2,348.5 |
| 5. | LaSalle | 74,276 | 16.3 | 4,565.2 |
| 6. | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | 100,390 | 8.1 | 12,348.1 |
| 7. | Le Sud-Ouest | 71,546 | 15.7 | 4,562.9 |
| 8. | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,097 | 23.6 | 766.8 |
| 9. | Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 131,483 | 25.4 | 5,174.5 |
| 10. | Montréal-Nord | 83,868 | 11.1 | 7,589.9 |
| 11. | Outremont | 23,566 | 3.9 | 6,121.0 |
| 12. | Pierrefonds-Roxboro | 68,410 | 27.1 | 2,528.1 |
| 13. | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | 106,437 | 42.3 | 2,517.4 |
| 14. | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 134,038 | 15.9 | 8,456.7 |
| 15. | Saint-Laurent | 93,842 | 42.8 | 2,194.1 |
| 16. | Saint-Léonard | 75,707 | 13.5 | 5,612.1 |
| 17. | Verdun | 66,158 | 9.7 | 6,809.9 |
| 18. | Ville-Marie | 84,013 | 16.5 | 5,085.5 |
| 19. | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | 142,222 | 16.5 | 8,624.7 |
List of former boroughs
Map
City of Montreal after 2002 merger with 27 boroughs.
City of Montreal after 2006 demerger with 19 boroughs.
See also
References
- ↑ "Population totale en 2006 et en 2011 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2011 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links
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