The city of Montreal 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 | Population Canada 2016 Census[1] | Area in km² | Density per km² |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 134,245 | 24.2 | 5,547.3 |
2. | Anjou | 42,796 | 13.7 | 3,123.8 |
3. | Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 166,520 | 21.4 | 7,781.3 |
4. | Lachine | 44,489 | 17.7 | 2,513.5 |
5. | LaSalle | 76,853 | 16.3 | 4,714.9 |
6. | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | 104,000 | 8.1 | 12,839.5 |
7. | Le Sud-Ouest | 78,151 | 15.7 | 4,977.8 |
8. | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,413 | 23.6 | 780.2 |
9. | Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 136,024 | 25.4 | 5,355.3 |
10. | Montréal-Nord | 84,234 | 11.1 | 7,588.6 |
11. | Outremont | 23,954 | 3.9 | 6,142.0 |
12. | Pierrefonds-Roxboro | 69,297 | 27.1 | 2,557.1 |
13. | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | 106,734 | 42.3 | 2,523.2 |
14. | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 139,590 | 15.9 | 8,779.2 |
15. | Saint-Laurent | 98,828 | 42.8 | 2,309.1 |
16. | Saint-Léonard | 78,305 | 13.5 | 5,800.4 |
17. | Verdun | 69,229 | 9.7 | 7,137.0 |
18. | Ville-Marie | 89,170 | 16.5 | 5,404.2 |
19. | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | 143,853 | 16.5 | 8,718.3 |
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) |
Map
See also
- Districts of Montreal
- History of Montreal
- Montreal Merger
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
References
- ^ "Population totale en 2011 et en 2016 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2016 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
External links
- Official portal of Montréal