Boroughs of Montreal explained
The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.
Powers
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 facilities
- 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[1] | Population
Decree of 2023[2] | Area
in km2 | Density
per km2 |
|---|
| 1. | Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 138,923
| 24.2
| 5,740.6
|
| 2. | Anjou | 45,288
| 13.7
| 3,305.7
|
| 3. | Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 173,729
| 21.4
| 8,118.2
|
| 4. | Lachine | 46,971
| 17.7
| 2,653.7
|
| 5. | LaSalle | 82,933
| 16.3
| 5,087.9
|
| 6. | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | 110,329
| 8.1
| 13,620.9
|
| 7. | Le Sud-Ouest | 86,347
| 15.7
| 5,499.8
|
| 8. | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 19,857
| 23.6
| 841.4
|
| 9. | Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 142,753
| 25.4
| 5,620.2
|
| 10. | Montréal-Nord | 86,857
| 11.1
| 7,825.0
|
| 11. | Outremont | 26,505
| 3.9
| 6,796.2
|
| 12. | Pierrefonds-Roxboro | 73,194
| 27.1
| 2,700.9
|
| 13. | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | 113,868
| 42.3
| 2,691.9
|
| 14. | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 146,501
| 15.9
| 9,213.9
|
| 15. | Saint-Laurent | 104,366
| 42.8
| 2,438.5
|
| 16. | Saint-Léonard | 80,983
| 13.5
| 5,998.7
|
| 17. | Verdun | 72,820
| 9.7
| 7,507.2
|
| 18. | Ville-Marie | 103,017
| 16.5
| 6,243.5
|
| 19. | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | 144,814
| 16.5
| 8,776.6
| |
List of former boroughs
| Prior to 2002 merger | Borough (2002–2006) | After 2006 demerger
Bold indicates borough after January 1, 2006 |
|---|
| Baie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city) | Beaconsfield–Baie-d'Urfé | Baie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city) |
| Côte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town) | Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montréal-Ouest | Côte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town) |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Roxboro (town) | Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro | Dollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Pierrefonds-Roxboro (borough) |
| Dorval (city), L'Île-Dorval (town) | Dorval–L'Île-Dorval | Dorval (city), L'Île-Dorval (town) |
| L'Île-Bizard (city), Sainte-Geneviève (town), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (town) | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève (borough), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (town) |
| Kirkland (town) | Kirkland | Kirkland (town) |
| Mount Royal (town) | Mount Royal | Mount Royal (town) |
| Pierrefonds (city), Senneville (village) | Pierrefonds-Senneville | Pierrefonds-Roxboro (borough), Senneville (village) |
| Montréal-Est (town), Pointe-aux-Trembles (neighbourhood), Rivière-des-Prairies (neighbourhood) | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est | Montréal-Est (town), Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (borough) |
| Pointe-Claire (city) | Pointe-Claire | Pointe-Claire (city) |
| Westmount (city) | Westmount | Westmount (city) | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Boroughs . Ville de Montréal . 27 April 2024 . en.
- Web site: Population des municipalités du Québec, décret de 2023 - Variation — Densité. 2023. Gazette du Québec. fr. 19 July 2023.
