| Ville-Marie | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logovillemarie.png |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 175px |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montreal |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Westmount–Saint-Louis Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Government Type: | Borough |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Federal MP(s) |
| Leader Name1: | Marc Miller (LIB) Steven Guilbeault (LIB) Rachel Bendayan (LIB) |
| Leader Title2: | Quebec MNA(s) |
| Leader Name2: | Jennifer Maccarone (PLQ) Manon Massé (QS) Alexandre Leduc (QS) Dominique Anglade (PLQ) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | January 1, 2002 |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] [5] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 89,170 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5,397.7 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2011–2016) |
| Population Blank1: | 6.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 51,430 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Area Code: | (514) and (438) |
| Blank Name: | Access Routes[6] |
| Blank Info: | |
| Website: | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie |
Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of Montreal, Quebec. 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. Old Montreal is a National Historic Site of Canada.
The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, including the Quartier des spectacles; Old Montreal and the Old Port; the Centre-Sud area; most of Mount Royal Park as well as Saint Helen's Island and Île Notre-Dame.
In 2016, it had a population of 89,170 and an area of 16.5km2.
It is bordered by the city of Westmount (along Atwater Avenue) to the west and the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest (along the Autoroute Ville-Marie, 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.
| District | Position | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor (as mayor of Montreal) | Valérie Plante | Projet Montréal | ||
| Peter-McGill | City councillor | Serge Sasseville | Ensemble Montréal | ||
| Saint-Jacques | City councillor | Robert Beaudry | Projet Montréal | ||
| Sainte-Marie | City councillor | Sophie Mauzerolle | Projet Montréal | ||
| — | Borough councillors (appointed by the mayor from Montreal City Council) | Vicki Grondin | Projet Montréal | ||
| Alia Hassan-Cournol | Projet Montréal |
Rather than a dedicated borough hall, the borough's offices and council chambers are located in the Place Dupuis office tower at 800 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East.
This governing structure is due to the unique status of Ville-Marie as the centre of Montreal.
The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:
It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:
| +Home language (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 43,645 | 54% | |
| English | 21,680 | 27% | |
| Other languages | 16,045 | 20% |
| +Mother tongue (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 41,815 | 50% | |
| English | 13,205 | 16% | |
| Other languages | 29,030 | 34% |
| +Visible Minorities (2016) | Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not a visible minority | 55,175 | 63.7% | |
| Visible minorities | 31,380 | 36.3% |
Ville-Marie includes the city's downtown, the historical district of Old Montreal, Le Quartier Chinois, the Gay Village, the Latin Quarter, the recently gentrified Quartier international and Cité Multimédia as well as the Quartier des Spectacles which is newly developed. Other neighbourhoods of interest in the borough include the affluent Golden Square Mile and Îlot-Trafalgar-Gleneagles at the foot of Mount Royal and the Shaughnessy Village/Quartier Concordia area home to thousands of students at Concordia University. The borough also comprises most of Mount Royal Park, Cité du Havre, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.
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, Green, and Yellow Lines of the Montreal Metro. The Metro's central station, Berri-UQAM (which is a terminus of the Yellow Line), and 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. Cultural infrastructure includes Grande Bibliothèque du Québec, Place des Arts, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Quartier des spectacles, the Montreal Science Centre, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Musée Grévin Montreal, and numerous other important venues.
Sports complexes include the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens; the Percival Molson Stadium, home of the Montreal Alouettes; and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame, site of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Hospitals include the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) megahospital, opened in 2017, as well as the Montreal General Hospital and Hôpital Notre-Dame.
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 Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Frontenac and Père-Ambroise libraries in the eastern part of the borough.
As Ville-Marie contains Montreal's central business district, numerous companies are headquartered or have major regional offices in the borough, including Bombardier Aerospace.[7] The International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association are also located in this borough.
The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language public schools.[8]
The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools.[9]