Anjou () is a borough (arrondissement) of the Canadian city of Montreal. Prior to its 2002 merger it was an independent city. Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as Ville d'Anjou. Anjou has a predominantly Francophone population.
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-Léonard, 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.) exits 80 and 82 located within its borders. Exits 6,7,8, (9 and 10 Northbound only) of Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.) are also located in Anjou. Among other attractions, it contains the large Les Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall which is one of the few mega malls located within the city of Montreal. The Blue line extension of the Montreal Metro which is expected to be completed in 2029 will have one new station located in Anjou with two entrances located on both sides of Autoroute 25.
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. It is represented in the House of Commons by Éric St-Pierre of the Liberal Party and in the National Assembly by Karine Boivin Roy of Coalition Avenir Québec.
Borough council Following the 2021 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
District Position Name Party — Borough mayorCity 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 WestBorough councillorMarie Josée Dubé Anjou Équipe Anjou
Demographics
+Home language (2016) Language Population Percentage (%) French 28,825 76% English 2,905 8% Other languages 6,280 16%
+Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Percentage (%) French 25,555 63% English 1,630 4% Other languages 13,220 33% +Visible Minorities (2016) Ethnicity Population Percentage (%) Not a visible minority 28,410 68.1% Visible minorities 13,300 31.9%
Education
The Centre de Service Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The two secondary school is the École secondaire d'Anjouand ``École secondaire Irma-LeVasseur``."Secondaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
Primary schools"Primaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. Albatros Cardinal-Léger Chénier Des Roseraies Jacques-Rousseau St-Joseph Wilfrid-Pelletier
The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools: Dalkeith Elementary School
The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil."Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
See also List of former cities in Quebec Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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