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 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)		BoroughPopulation
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

Prior to 2002 mergerBorough (2002-2006)After 2006 demerger
Bold indicates borough after January 1, 2006
Baie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city)Beaconsfield–Baie-d'UrféBaie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city)
Côte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town)Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montréal-OuestCôte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Roxboro (town)Dollard-Des Ormeaux–RoxboroDollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Pierrefonds-Roxboro (borough)
Dorval (city), L'Île-Dorval (town)Dorval–L'Île-DorvalDorval (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-BellevueL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève (borough), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (town)
Kirkland (town)KirklandKirkland (town)
Mount Royal (town)Mount RoyalMount Royal (town)
Pierrefonds (city), Senneville (village)Pierrefonds-SennevillePierrefonds-Roxboro (borough), Senneville (village)
Montréal-Est (town), Pointe-aux-Trembles (neighbourhood), Rivière-des-Prairies (neighbourhood)Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-EstMontréal-Est (town), Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (borough)
Pointe-Claire (city)Pointe-ClairePointe-Claire (city)
Westmount (city)WestmountWestmount (city)

Map

City of Montreal after 2002 merger with 27 boroughs.
City of Montreal after 2006 demerger with 19 boroughs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population totale en 2006 et en 2011 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2011 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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