Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

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Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
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A typical suburban area of Rivière-des-Prairies
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Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles's location in Montreal
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
City Montreal
Region Montréal
Merge into
Montreal
January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

La Pointe-de-l'Île
Honoré-Mercier
Provincial Pointe-aux-Trembles
LaFontaine
Government
  TypeBorough
  MayorCaroline Bourgeois (PM)
  Federal MP(s) Mario Beaulieu (BQ)
Pablo Rodríguez (LPC)
  Quebec MNA(s) Chantal Rouleau (CAQ)
Marc Tanguay (PLQ)
Area
  Land42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total
106,743
  Density2,524.7/km2 (6,539/sq mi)
  Dwellings
42,420
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) (514) and (438)
Access Routes [2] Quebec Autoroute 40.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg A-40 (TCH)
Website https://montreal.ca/riviere-des-prairies-pointe-aux-trembles

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁdepʁɛʁipwɛ̃totʁɑ̃bl] ) is a suburban borough ( arrondissement ) on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal.

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Geography

The borough is located at the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. It is composed of the districts of Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and La Pointe-aux-Prairies, which were part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. Prior to 2002, it was an exclave separated from the rest of Montreal by independent cities to the west. From January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006, the borough included the town of Montreal East, which has now demerged from Montreal.

The borough's name lists the two neighbourhoods according to their date of annexation to Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies joined in 1963 and Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1982). It has a population of 102,457.

Rivière-des-Prairies is mainly composed of suburbs, as well as multiple forested areas and fields. Pointe-aux-Trembles is more urban and dense but remains suburban in nature. The third district, La Pointe-aux-Prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings, which makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southern border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms Montreal Island's northern boundary with Laval.

Demographics [1]

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
196641,982    
197146,455+10.7%
197651,177+10.2%
198157,730+12.8%
198676,471+32.5%
199194,602+23.7%
1996 99,612+5.3%
2001 102,457+2.9%
2006 105,372+2.8%
2011 106,437+1.0%
2016 106,743+0.3%
Home language (2016)
LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French 68,49071%
English 15,75516%
Other languages12,02013%
Mother Tongue (2016)
LanguagePopulationPercentage (%)
French 63,70063%
English 6,9857%
Other languages29,91530%
Visible Minorities (2016)
EthnicityPopulationPercentage (%)
Not a visible minority77,37074.5%
Visible minorities 26,44025.5%

The Rivière-des-Prairies part of the borough is more multiethnic and known for its high concentration of Italians and Haitians, while the Pointe-aux-Trembles segment is more homogenous and ethnically French-Canadian. On July 9, 2006, after Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Maurice Duplessis Boulevard was closed to traffic due to the great number of fans celebrating in the street.

Politics

A view of the Riviere des Prairies river from the North of Riviere-des-Prairies. StLawrenceRDP.jpg
A view of the Rivière des Prairies river from the North of Rivière-des-Prairies.

The borough is divided into three districts—La Pointe-aux-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies—and has seven elected representatives since the November 2005 municipal election: one borough mayor, three city councillors, and three borough councillors.

As of the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

DistrictPositionName Party
Borough mayor
City councillor
Caroline Bourgeois   Projet Montréal
La Pointe-aux-PrairiesCity councillor Richard Guay   Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorLisa Christensen  Projet Montréal
Pointe-aux-TremblesCity councillor Suzanne Décarie   Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorGilles Déziel  Ensemble Montréal
Rivière-des-PrairiesCity councillor Giovanni Rapanà   Ensemble Montréal
Borough councillorNathalie Pierre-Antoine  Ensemble Montréal

Federally it's in the ridings of Honoré-Mercier and La Pointe-de-l'Île, and provincially part of LaFontaine and Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Education

The Borough is served by two school boards. The French schools are part of the Centre de Service Scolaire Pointe-de-l'Ile while the English schools are part of the English Montreal School Board.

Francophone schools:

Anglophone schools:

The borough is served by the Pointe-aux-Trembles and Rivière-des-Prairies branches of the Montreal Public Libraries Network. [5]

Additional information

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Arrondissement de Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-22.
  2. "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  3. "Secondaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île . Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  4. "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île . Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  5. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine ." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.

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