Ahuntsic-Cartierville | |
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 Ahuntsic-Cartierville seen fromLaval across thePapineau-Leblanc Bridge | |
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 Location of Ahuntsic-Cartierville on the Island of Montreal. (Dark grey areas indicate demerged municipalities). | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montréal |
| Established | January 1, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Ahuntsic-Cartierville Saint-Laurent |
| Provincial | Saint-Laurent Acadie Maurice-Richard |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | Maude Théroux-Séguin (Ensemble Montréal) |
| • FederalMP(s) | Mélanie Joly(LIB) Emmanuella Lambropoulos (LIB) |
| • QuebecMNA(s) | Marwah Rizqy(PLQ) André Morin(PLQ) Haroun Bouazzi (QS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 135,336 |
| • Density | 5,592.4/km2 (14,484/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 59,015[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | (514) and (438) |
Highways A-15 A-19 A-40 |  R-117 |
| Website | ville.montreal.qc.ca/ahuntsic-cartierville |
Ahuntsic-Cartierville (Canadian French pronunciation:[aɔntsɪkkaʁt͡sjevɪl]) is aborough (arrondissement) of the city ofMontreal,Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods,Ahuntsic, a former village annexed to Montreal in 1910 andCartierville, a town annexed to Montreal in 1916.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is located in the north end of Montreal, on the banks of theRivière des Prairies. It traces its history to the fortifiedSault-au-Récollet settlement, which was established by theSulpicians in 1696. This in turn led to the colonization of the area.[6]
One of the oldestvillages on theisland of Montreal, Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area.
It grew prosperous in the 18th century with the construction of a mill on the rapids on theRivière des Prairies (from which the village derives its name: Sault-au-Récollet, or Recollet Falls). A dam was built on the narrow arm of the river that passes between the village and Visitation Island, which splits the river in two at that point. A museum and cultural centre, the Maison du Pressoir, perpetuates this memory.A hydroelectric dam was built later and still exists further down the river.
The village andÎle de la Visitation (Visitation Island) are surrounded by the green space of theParc-Nature de l'Île de la Visitation. The village is noted for Visitation Church, one of the oldest churches in Montreal, which is a listed historical monument.
Cartierville grew as a suburb when it became in 1898 the north terminus of theMontreal Park and Island Railway tramway line, also known as the "17-Cartierville". Named in the honor of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, it became a village officially in 1906. During December 1912, it achieved city status. Two years later, the rural and agricultural part of Cartierville was granted independence from the city and was then known asVille de Saraguay.
On 22 December 1916, the provincial government ordered the annexation of Cartierville to Montreal. The district was famous for theBelmont Park amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s.
New Bordeaux (or simply Bordeaux) was originally part of the independent village of Cartierville until it became its own municipality in 1898. The district was originally named Saint-Joseph de Bordeaux until 1906. One year later, Bordeaux attained city status. On June 4, 1910, it was annexed by the larger City of Montreal. The district was home toMaurice Richard, writer Claude Jasmin and Comte Daeylar.
The municipality of the Village of Ahuntsic was founded on January 21, 1897, by a proclamation of theQuebec provincial government. The council of the new village operated until 1910, when the province passed laws creating the charter of the City of Montreal. It was then annexed and later combined with Nouveau-Bordeaux, forming the district of Ahuntsic-Bordeaux. The city of Cartierville and Sault-au-Récollet were added in 1918.
In 1952, following aland exchange, Ahuntsic took over part ofSaint-Laurent. The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was part of the City of Montreal prior to January 1, 2002. For further reading on pre-merger Montreal, see Karen Herland's book "People, Potholes and Politics".
In 1914, the rural and agricultural part of the city of Cartierville became independent, forming its own city. It was only in 1964, that Saraguay joined itself to the City of Montreal under law 2926 approved by the lieutenant-governor of the province of Quebec.
The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of theRivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats,Île Perry,[7] andÎle de la Visitation. It is bounded to the east byMontréal-Nord, to the southeast by the borough ofVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the southwest by the borough ofSaint-Laurent, and to the west by the borough ofPierrefonds-Roxboro. It has an area of 22.92 km2 and a population of 127,000.
The borough's office is located at 555, rue Chabanel West, Montreal. The territory is divided into four districts.
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
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| — | Borough mayor | Émilie Thuillier | Projet Montréal | |
| Ahuntsic | City councillor | Nathalie Goulet | Projet Montréal | |
| Bordeaux-Cartierville | City councillor | Effie Giannou | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Saint-Sulpice | City councillor | Julie Roy | Projet Montréal | |
| Sault-au-Récollet | City councillor | Jérôme Normand | Projet Montréal |
Federally, the borough is in the riding ofAhuntsic-Cartierville. Provincially, the borough is divided between theSaint-Laurent,Acadie, andMaurice-Richard electoral districts.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 132,001 | — |
| 1971 | 133,793 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 125,197 | −6.4% |
| 1981 | 117,860 | −5.9% |
| 1986 | 122,009 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 124,745 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 123,461 | −1.0% |
| 2001 | 125,145 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 126,607 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 126,891 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 134,245 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 135,336 | +0.8% |
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 76,190 | 65% |
| English | 11,755 | 10% |
| Other languages | 28,675 | 25% |
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French | 66,625 | 54% |
| English | 6,490 | 5% |
| Other languages | 51,090 | 41% |
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Not a visible minority | 80,410 | 62.5% |
| Visible minorities | 48,305 | 37.5% |
TheCollège de Bois-de-Boulogne and theCollège Ahuntsic are located in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
TheCommission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language public schools.[8]
TheEnglish Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools.[9]
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is served by three stations on the north-eastern part of theMontreal Metro'sOrange line which runs underneathBerri Street.Henri-Bourassa located onHenri Bourassa Boulevard,Sauvé Sauvé station located on Sauvé Street, andCrémazie station located onCrémazie Boulevard.
The borough is also served by fourcommuter rail stations of theRéseau de transport métropolitain.Bois-de-Boulogne station andChabanel station on theSaint-Jérôme line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd, whileAhuntsic andSauvé on theMascouche line are near the Sauvé St.
TheBois-Franc station on theRéseau express métropolitain is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd. in nearbySaint-Laurent.
Two majorAutoroutes are located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville.Autoroute15 (Laurentian Autoroute/Autoroute des Laurentides) runs north-south andAutoroute 40 (Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine) runs east-west.
Main streets or boulevards include Henri-Bourassa, Fleury, Sauvé, L'Acadie, Chabanel, Gouin, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Denis, Salaberry.
Sacré-Coeur Hospital andFleury Hospital service the area. TheCLSC also responds to citizen's health care needs.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville features large parks along its riverside, such asÎle Perry[7] and Parc de l'Île de la Visitation, which offer views of the river and of nearbyLaval, Quebec. Ahuntsic Park and Marcelin-Wilson Park are the borough's main parks, which both have playgrounds, skate parks, and arenas housing ice skating rinks. Ahuntsic Park has a dog park, a community garden, water playground and large open-space field for outdoor seasonal events while Marcelin-Wilson Park has a swimming pool, tennis courts and soccer fields. The borough is also traversed by theRoute Verte, a province-wide network ofbicycle paths. TheComplexe sportif Claude-Robillard, located at 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue, is one of the main sport complexes in the city. The Cartierville area to the west was formerly the home of theBelmont Park amusement park.
TheOrioles de Montréal baseball team of theLigue de Baseball Élite du Québec play their home games atGary Carter Stadium (formerly Marcel-Clement Field) located inAhuntsic Park.
The borough has three libraries of theMontreal Public Libraries Network:Ahuntsic (adults and children),Cartierville (adults and children) andDe Salaberry (children's only).[10]
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