Boroughs of Montreal

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The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements ), each with a mayor and council.

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Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall). Casernes des pompiers Montreal.jpg
Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall).

The borough council is responsible for:

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 mergerBorough (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)

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

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References

  1. "Boroughs". Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. "Population des municipalités du Québec, décret de 2023 - Variation — Densité" (PDF) (in French). Gazette du Québec. 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.