Anjou, Quebec

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Anjou
Borough of Montreal
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Anjou's location in Montreal
Anjou's location in Montreal
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
City Montreal
Region Montréal
Established February 23, 1956
Merge into
Montreal
January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Honoré-Mercier
Provincial Anjou–Louis-Riel
Government[1][2][3]
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Luis Miranda
 • Federal MP(s) Pablo Rodríguez (LPC)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Lise Thériault (PLQ)
Area[4]
 • Land 13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4][5]
 • Total 41,928
 • Density 3,076.2/km2 (7,967/sq mi)
 • Change (2006-11) Increase2.5%
 • Dwellings (2006) 19,720
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) Area code 514/438
Access Routes[6] A-25 (TCH)
A-40 (TCH)
Website www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/anjou

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.

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 13.60 km² and a population of 38,015.

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.

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
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%
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Home language (2011) [8]
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 30,060 76%
English 3,069 8%
Other languages 6,070 16%

Borough council

Following the November 3, 2013 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District Position Name   Party
Borough mayor
City councillor
Luis Miranda Ind  Équipe Anjou
City councillor Andrée Hénault Ind  Équipe Anjou
Centre Borough councillor Michelle Zammit Ind  Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal
East Borough councillor Paul-Yvon Perron Ind  Équipe Anjou
West Borough councillor Gilles Beaudry Ind  Équipe Anjou

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the École secondaire d'Anjou.[9]

Primary schools[10]

  • Cardinal-Léger
  • Chénier
  • Des Roseraies
  • Jacques-Rousseau
  • St-Joseph
  • Wilfrid-Pelletier

The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

  • Dalkeith Elementary School[11]

The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil.[12]

See also

References

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