Boroughs of Montreal

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

Island of Montreal now: City of Montreal (366 km²) and 15 independent municipalities

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 2016 Census[1]		Area
in km²		Density
per km²
1.Ahuntsic-Cartierville
134,245
24.2
5,547.3
2.Anjou
42,796
13.7
3,123.8
3.Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
166,520
21.4
7,781.3
4.Lachine
44,489
17.7
2,513.5
5.LaSalle
76,853
16.3
4,714.9
6.Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
104,000
8.1
12,839.5
7.Le Sud-Ouest
78,151
15.7
4,977.8
8.L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
18,413
23.6
780.2
9.Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
136,024
25.4
5,355.3
10.Montréal-Nord
84,234
11.1
7,588.6
11.Outremont
23,954
3.9
6,142.0
12.Pierrefonds-Roxboro
69,297
27.1
2,557.1
13.Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
106,734
42.3
2,523.2
14.Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
139,590
15.9
8,779.2
15.Saint-Laurent
98,828
42.8
2,309.1
16.Saint-Léonard
78,305
13.5
5,800.4
17.Verdun
69,229
9.7
7,137.0
18.Ville-Marie
89,170
16.5
5,404.2
19.Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
143,853
16.5
8,718.3

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 2011 et en 2016 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2016 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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