; ) is a borough within the city of Montreal, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. It was amalgamated into the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002.

Around the start of the 21st century, Montréal-Nord developed a reputation as being one of Montreal's most dangerous boroughs, along with Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The area contains a sizable community living below the poverty line, though it also has middle-class and upper-middle-class residences. It is also home to one of Canada's largest Haitian communities.

Geography

The borough is an oblong municipal division situated along the Rivière des Prairies, in the northeastern part of the island.

It is bordered to the west by Ahuntsic-Cartierville, to the southwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the south by St. Leonard, at the southeast corner by Anjou, and to the east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles. The borough counts 29 parks and leisure structures.

Major thoroughfares in Montréal-Nord include St. Michel Blvd., Pie IX Blvd. (Route 125), Lacordaire Blvd., Langelier Blvd., Leger Blvd., and Henri Bourassa Blvd. The Pie IX Bridge connects Montréal-Nord to the Laval district of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.

It has an area of 11.07 km2 and a population of 83,911.

Demographics Source:

+Home language (2016) Language Population Percentage (%) French 48,010 67% English 5,635 8% Other languages 18,515 26%

+Mother Tongue (2016) Language Population Percentage (%) French 40,965 52% English 3,115 4% Other languages 34,500 44% +Visible Minorities (2016) Ethnicity Population Percentage (%) Not a visible minority 41,885 51.3% Visible minorities 39,755 48.7%

Government and politics

Federal and provincial elections

The borough is located almost entirely in the federal riding of Bourassa, except for a tiny southeastern corner in Honoré-Mercier.

The provincial electoral district of Bourassa-Sauvé is coterminous with the borough except for a northwestern section in the electoral district of Maurice-Richard.

Borough council

District Position Name   Party — Borough mayorCity councillor Christine Black   Ensemble Montréal Marie-Clarac City councillor Vacant   Borough councillor Jean Marc Poirier   Ensemble Montréal Ovide-Clermont City councillor Chantal Rossi   Ensemble Montréal Borough councillor Philippe Thermidor   Ensemble Montréal

According to the 2016 Census, visible minorities made up 48.7% of the population.

Education

Elementary schools and High schools The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPÎ) operates French language public schools. Public high schools that are part of this school board in this borough are École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée and École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa."LÂCHE PAS! Tu vas réussir toute une expérience. École Amos is one of the high schools for adults located in this borough on St-Vital's boulevard. Elementary schools located in Montreal-Nord are Saint-Remi, Saint-Vincent-Marie, Pierre-de-Coubertin, René-Guénette, Sainte-Gertrude and many others." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. PDF p. 22/24. There is also the Le Prélude program."Secondaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. There are 14 French language elementary schools in Montréal-Nord."Primaire ." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

The English Montreal School Board operates the following English language public schools within Montréal-Nord: Galileo Adult Education Centre Centre d'éducation des adultes Galileo Lester B Pearson High School Gerald McShane School"About Our School." Gerald McShane School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

Prior to 1998, the Montreal Catholic School Commission and the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal ran all the English language public schools located in Montreal. At that time, public schools were segregated along religious lines instead of the current linguistic lines.

Public libraries The borough has four libraries within the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Belleville, Bibliotheque de la Maison culturelle et communautaire, Charleroi, and Henri Bourassa."Les bibliothèques par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

See also Boroughs of Montreal Districts of Montreal List of former cities in Quebec Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

External links Borough website (in French)