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.

Anjou
Borough of Montreal
Anjou's location in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°36′24″N 73°33′20″W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
CityMontreal
RegionMontréal
EstablishedFebruary 23, 1956
Merge into
Montreal		January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal
Honoré-Mercier
ProvincialAnjou–Louis-Riel
Government
 • TypeBorough
 • MayorLuis Miranda
 • Federal MP(s)Pablo Rodríguez (LPC)
 • Quebec MNA(s)Lise Thériault (PLQ)
Area
 • Land13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4][5]
 • Total41,928
 • Density3,076.2/km2 (7,967/sq mi)
 • Change (2006-11)
2.5%
 • Dwellings (2006)
19,720
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)Area code 514/438
Access Routes[6] A-25 (TCH)
A-40 (TCH)
Websitewww.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 13.60 km² and a population of nearly 42,000.

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.

Demographics
Historical populations
YearPop.±%
196622,477—    
197133,885+50.8%
197636,596+8.0%
198137,346+2.0%
198636,916−1.2%
199137,210+0.8%
199637,308+0.3%
200138,015+1.9%
200640,891+7.6%
201141,928+2.5%
[7]
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 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District Position Name   Party
— Borough mayor
City councillor		 Luis Miranda Anjou  Équipe Anjou
— City councillor Andrée Hénault Anjou  Équipe Anjou
Centre Borough councillor Kristine Marsolais Anjou  Équipe Anjou
East Borough councillor Richard Leblanc Anjou  Équipe Anjou
West Borough councillor Lynne Shand Anjou  Équipe Anjou (to 27 March 2019)[9]
Ind  Independent (from 27 March 2019)

Education
Jean Corbeil Library

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the École secondaire d'Anjou.[10]

Primary schools[11]

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

The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

  • Dalkeith Elementary School[12]

The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil.[13]

See also
  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References
  1. "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Anjou". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  2. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: HONORÉ-MERCIER (Quebec)
  3. Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: ANJOU
  4. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Anjou, Quebec
  5. "Population totale en 2006 et en 2011 - Variation — Densité" (PDF). Canada 2011 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  6. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  7. "Profil sociodéographique: Arrondissement d'Anjou" (PDF) (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=6897,68087632&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  9. Laframboise, Kalina (27 March 2019). "Anjou Coun. Lynne Shand removed from party following comments about Muslim doctor". Global News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. "Secondaire Archived 2015-03-31 at Archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  11. "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at Archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  12. http://www.emsb.qc.ca/dalkeith/
  13. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.

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