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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.

Powers

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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

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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

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Prior to 2002 merger Borough (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)

Map

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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