Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
city	Montreal
surface	8.1 km²
Residents	100,390 (2011)
native language	French : 62.9% ; English : 16.4% ; Others: 20.7%
Community number	REM21
Website	Arrondissement

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (also known as Le Plateau for short ) is one of 19 arrondissements in the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec . In 2011 the 8.1 km² district had 100,390 inhabitants.

geography

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is located in the center of the Île de Montréal , on the northern slope of Montreal's 233-meter-high Mont Royal . Neighboring arrondissements of the city of Montreal are Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie in the north, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the east, Ville-Marie in the southwest and Outremont in the northwest.

history

From 1745 onwards the development of Montreal grew beyond the city walls , especially in a north-west direction towards Mont Royal. In 1792 the city limits were moved by around two kilometers. Beyond that, the mansions of the Montreal upper class and around 1860 the new building of the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal hospital were built . The construction industry began to establish itself in the middle of the 19th century, operating several quarries on the plateau . Around it, poor working-class quarters developed, which were divided into several communities. In 1886, the first parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was incorporated into Montreal. This was followed by Coteau Saint-Louis in 1893 and De Lorimier and Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End in 1909.

Mont Royal as seen from Rue Duluth

Typical architecture on the Mont-Royal plateau

For decades, the plateau was a typical working-class district, with the eastern part being more French-Canadian and the western part more Jewish . In the 1980s, due to its proximity to McGill University, a thorough gentrification process began. As a result of the systematic renovation of the building fabric, rents rose, prompting many traditional residents and shops to move to other parts of the city. In their place came students, freelancers and artists. As a result, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is now considered a cultural and intellectual focal point.

population

According to the 2011 census, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal had 100,390 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 12,394 inhabitants / km². This district is therefore the most densely populated. Of the respondents, 62.9% said French and 16.4% said English as their mother tongue. Other important languages include Spanish (4.0%), Portuguese (2.6%), Arabic (1.9%) and Chinese (1.8%).

Attractions

Novels

Michel Tremblay : Chroniques du Plateau Mont-Royal. Novel cycle. (Optionally also: Cycle du Plateau Mont-Royal. ) Since 1978

Web links

Commons : Le Plateau-Mont-Royal - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 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).

45.5227 -73.57735Coordinates: 45 ° 31 '22 " N , 73 ° 34' 38" W.

[1] 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).