Le Sud-Ouest

Le Sud-Ouest
city	Montreal
surface	15.7 km²
Residents	71,546 (2011)
native language	French : 57.5% ; English : 18.8% ; Others: 23.7%
Community number	REM20
Website	Arrondissement

Le Sud-Ouest is one of the 19 arrondissements of the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Québec . In 2011 the 15.7 km² district had 71,546 inhabitants.

geography

Le Sud-Ouest is located in the southeast of the Île de Montréal , on the Lachine Canal and on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River . The name (translated "the southwest") refers to the location of the district southwest of the city center. Neighboring arrondissements of the city of Montreal are Ville-Marie in the north, Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the southwest, La Salle in the south and Verdun in the east. In the west, Le Sud-Ouest borders on the independent municipality of Westmount .

history

The area of today's city district was settled since the second half of the 17th century. There were a few small villages whose inhabitants were farming . In 1825 the Lachine Canal was opened and about two decades later more and more industrial companies began to settle. The area developed into an important industrial location; in addition, working-class suburbs emerged, the residents of which (mainly Irish immigrants) lived in sometimes poor conditions.

The rapidly growing and financially overwhelmed suburbs southwest of Montreal were incorporated early on. Saint-Gabriel started in 1887, followed by Côte-Saint-Henri and Sainte-Cunégonde in 1905, and finally Émard and Saint-Paul in 1910. Industry continued to play a major role until there was a structural crisis in the 1950s . The industrial plants were shut down or relocated to other locations, and the Lachine Canal closed in 1970. As a result, many residents moved away. This trend could be reversed at the beginning of the 21st century. An urban renewal project along the reopened canal is responsible for this .

population

Marché Atwater

According to the 2011 census, Le Sud-Ouest had 71,546 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 4557 inhabitants / km². Of the respondents, 57.5% said French and 18.8% English were their mother tongue. Other important languages include Chinese (4.1%), Spanish (3.4%), Bengali (2.3%), Arabic (2.3%) and Italian (2.2%).

Attractions

Web links

Website of the Arrondissement of Le Sud-Ouest (French)
History of Le Sud-Ouest (French)

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).

45.45692 -73.5954Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '25 " N , 73 ° 35' 43" 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).