Longueuil

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Longueuil
Longueuil skyline
Longueuil skyline
Longueuil coat of arms
coat of arms 		Flag of Longueuil
flag
Motto : "Labor et Concordia"
Location in Quebec
Longueuil (Quebec)
Longueuil
Longueuil
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Quebec
Administrative region : Montérégie
Coordinates : 45 ° 32 ′  N , 73 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 32 ′  N , 73 ° 31 ′  W
Area : 111.5 km²
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area : 		231,409 (status: 2011)
3,824,221 (status: 2011)
Population density : 2,075.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Municipality number: 58227
Foundation : 1657
Mayor : Caroline St-Hilaire
Website : www.longueuil.ca
Longueuil partial view 2011
Longueuil partial view 2011

Longueuil is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec . It is located on the Saint Lawrence River on the border with Montréal , in the administrative region of Montérégie . It is the third largest city in the greater Montreal area , the fifth largest in the province of Quebec and the nineteenth largest city in Canada. In 2006 the city had around 229,330 inhabitants. In 2011 the population rose to 231,409. The city is divided into three districts. Vieux-Longueuil , Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park .

history

A historic building in the city

Charles le Moyne (August 2, 1626 - February 1685), Lord of Longueuil, founded the city in 1657.

Geography and climate

Longueuil has an area of ​​around 115.59 square kilometers. The city is bordered by the cities of Saint-Lambert and Brossard to the west, Boucherville to the east, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville to the south, and the Saint Lawrence River and Montreal to the north. Longueuil is located about 7 kilometers south of Montreal directly on the Saint Lawrence River.

The climate in Longueuil is comparable to that in Montreal and Central Europe. Longueuil, however, has a longer winter time that can stretch from November to March. Between April and May there is a short spring, up to higher temperatures in the summer months between June and the end of August. This is followed by the short autumn between September and October.

Economy and Infrastructure

Due to its location near the megacity of Montreal, many residents are employed there. The economy is heavily influenced by the aerospace industry, which applies to Longueuil and the rest of the province. The larger companies in the city include a. Pratt & Whitney Canada and Héroux-Devtek . The Canadian Space Agency is headquartered at the John H. Chapman Space Center in the city. Pratt & Whitney Canada and the Canadian Space Agency are headquartered at Saint-Hubert Airport . There are also other research and development locations in the city. In Longueuil there are several malls and other shopping streets in the city center. The largest shopping center is Place Longueuil with around 140 shops, restaurants and cafes. There are more malls in the other parts of the city as well as in Montreal.

Public facilities

For public safety, the police officers of the Service de police de Longueuil with around 566 officers u. a. responsible for Boucherville, Saint-Lambert, Longueuil. In addition, there is the Canadian Federal Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) .

There are several hospitals in Longueuil, the largest being the Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne and the Center Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher .

education

Colleges

There are several schools, secondary schools and universities in the city. The Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montréal have campuses in the Vieux-Longueuil district. At the Université de Sherbrooke around 35,000 students study various Bachelor, Master and PhD courses. There are around 55,000 students at the Université de Montréal.

There are also other training centers for technical areas in the city, the Center de formation professionnelle Pierre-Dupuy and the Collège Info-Technique .

schools

The public, English-speaking schools are under the government supervision of the Riverside School Board . It operates two schools in the city, including the Centennial Regional High School in Greenfield Park and Heritage Regional High School in Saint-Hubert.

The public French-speaking schools are under the state supervision of the Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin . In total, the supervisory authority operates seven secondary schools in Longueuil. These include the École secondaire Internationale St-Edmond and the École secondaire Participative l'Agora these are located in Greenfield Park, the École secondaire André-Laurendeau and the École secondaire Mgr-AM-Parent are located in Saint-Hubert. Furthermore, the École secondaire Gérard-Filion , École secondaire Jacques-Rousseau and the École secondaire St-Jean-Baptiste which are located in Vieux-Longueuil.

There are also other private educational institutions. Including:

Organizations

Twin cities

traffic

With most of the city's residents working in Montreal and there are only five bridges over the Saint Lawrence River , traffic jams are common. Longueuil is also connected to Montreal by a subway line. Longueuil also has its own airport, the Aéroport de St-Hubert .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics Canada - Census 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Montreal Metropolitan Area 2011
  3. ↑ Longueuil Canada - Aerospace Company 2012 ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.del.longueuil.ca