Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension
city	Montreal
surface	16.5 km²
Residents	142,222 (2011)
native language	French : 44.1% ; English : 5.3% ; Others: 50.6%
Community number	REM25
Website	Arrondissement

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension is one of 19 arrondissements in the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec . In 2011 the 16.5 km² district had 142,222 inhabitants.

geography

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension is located in the center of the Île de Montréal . The district is made up of the districts of Saint-Michel in the north, Villeray in the middle and Parc Extension in the south. The landscape is characterized by former quarries , some of which have been converted into parks.

Neighboring arrondissements of the city of Montreal are Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the west, Montréal-North in the northwest, Saint-Léonard in the north, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie in the east and Outremont in the southeast. In addition, the district borders on the independent municipality of Mont-Royal in the south .

history

Until the end of the 19th century, the district area was just a large, agriculturally used area. In 1878 the Canadian Pacific Railway opened a new rail line to downtown Montreal, which facilitated the development of the area. In 1896 the municipality of Villeray was founded, where the Villeray Quarry Company operated a quarry. The company and the place were named after Louis Rouer de Villeray , who belonged to the colonial government of New France in the 17th century . In 1905 Villeray merged with Montreal. The rapidly growing Parc Extension suburb, previously part of the Saint-Laurent district , also joined Montreal in 1910.

In 1912 the municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Laval was founded. Three years later, it received city status, which was associated with a renaming in Saint-Michel. The city developed into an industrial center. In the two decades after the Second World War alone, the population increased by more than ten times, from 6,000 to 68,000 inhabitants. The opening of Autoroute 40 made a particular contribution to this growth . Saint-Michel has also been part of Montreal since 1968.

population

According to the 2011 census, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension had 142,222 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 8620 inhabitants / km². Of those surveyed, 44.1% said they were French and 5.3% English as their mother tongue. Other important languages include Spanish (8.6%), Arabic (5.8%), Italian (5.2%), Haitian (4.6%), Greek (3.6%), Chinese (2, 4%), Vietnamese (3.0%) and Portuguese (2.4%). The district is thus strongly multicultural.

Attractions

Former Canadian Pacific Railway Parc station

Parc Jarry
Complexe environnemental de Saint-Michel
Stade Uniprix
Headquarters of the Cirque du Soleil

Web links

Commons : Villeray – Saint-Michel – Parc-Extension - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Villeray. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
↑ Annuaire statistique de l'agglomération de Montréal, recensement de 2011. (PDF, 728 kB) City Council of Montreal, Statistics Canada, 2011, accessed on February 25, 2014 (French, Statistical Yearbook of the Agglomeration of Montreal 2011).

45.55075 -73.61335Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 3 " N , 73 ° 36 ′ 48" W.

[1] Villeray. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).

[2] Annuaire statistique de l'agglomération de Montréal, recensement de 2011. (PDF, 728 kB) City Council of Montreal, Statistics Canada, 2011, accessed on February 25, 2014 (French, Statistical Yearbook of the Agglomeration of Montreal 2011).