Anjou, Quebec
Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒu]) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal. Prior to its 2002 merger it was a city known as Ville d'Anjou.
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Coordinates: 45°36′24″N 73°33′20″W | |
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City | Montreal |
Region | Montréal |
Established | February 23, 1956 |
Merge into Montreal | January 01, 2002 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Honoré-Mercier |
Provincial | Anjou–Louis-Riel |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Mayor | Luis Miranda |
• Federal MP(s) | Pablo Rodríguez (LPC) |
• Quebec MNA(s) | Lise Thériault (PLQ) |
Area | |
• Land | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 42,796 |
• Density | 3,128.4/km2 (8,103/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 18,810 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | H1J, H1K |
Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
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Website | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/anjou |
Geography
The borough is located in the eastern end of the island of Montreal. The borough largely retained its former municipality logo, although the borough's logo is used on fleet vehicles without Montreal's logo. On fleet vehicles, the text reads "Ville de Montréal, arrondissement Anjou."
The borough is bordered to the north and east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, to the south by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Montréal-Est, to the west by Saint Leonard, and at the northwestern corner by Montréal-Nord.
It has an area of 13.7 km² and a population of nearly 42,796.
Features
The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) and Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.). Among other attractions, it contains the large Les Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall.
Federal and provincial elections
The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of Anjou–Louis-Riel.
Borough council
Following the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
District | Position | Name | Party | |
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— | Borough mayor City councillor |
Luis Miranda | Équipe Anjou | |
— | City councillor | Andrée Hénault | Équipe Anjou | |
Centre | Borough councillor | Kristine Marsolais | Équipe Anjou | |
East | Borough councillor | Richard Leblanc | Équipe Anjou | |
West | Borough councillor | Lynne Shand | Équipe Anjou (to 27 March 2019)[6] | |
Independent (from 27 March 2019) |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1966 | 22,477 | — |
1971 | 33,885 | +50.8% |
1976 | 36,596 | +8.0% |
1981 | 37,346 | +2.0% |
1986 | 36,916 | −1.2% |
1991 | 37,210 | +0.8% |
1996 | 37,308 | +0.3% |
2001 | 38,015 | +1.9% |
2006 | 40,891 | +7.6% |
2011 | 41,928 | +2.5% |
2016 | 42,796 | +2.1% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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French | 28,825 | 76% |
English | 2,905 | 8% |
Other languages | 6,280 | 16% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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French | 25,555 | 63% |
English | 1,630 | 4% |
Other languages | 13,220 | 33% |
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
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Not a visible minority | 28,410 | 68.1% |
Visible minorities | 13,300 | 31.9% |
Education
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The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the École secondaire d'Anjou.[8]
Primary schools[9]
- Albatros
- Cardinal-Léger
- Chénier
- Des Roseraies
- Jacques-Rousseau
- St-Joseph
- Wilfrid-Pelletier
The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Dalkeith Elementary School[10]
The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil.[11]
See also
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
References
- "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Anjou". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: HONORÉ-MERCIER (Quebec)
- Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: ANJOU
- http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/PROFIL_SOCIOD%C9MO_ANJOU%202016.PDF
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- Laframboise, Kalina (27 March 2019). "Anjou Coun. Lynne Shand removed from party following comments about Muslim doctor". Global News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/PROFIL_SOCIOD%C9MO_ANJOU%202016.PDF
- "Secondaire Archived 2015-03-31 at Archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at Archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- http://www.emsb.qc.ca/dalkeith/
- "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.