Montreal (agglomeration)

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Montreal
Country Canada
province Quebec
Administrative headquarters Montreal
Residents 1,958,257 (2011)
surface 498.2 km²
Population density 3930.8 inhabitants / km²
Location of the Montreal agglomeration in Quebec

The Montreal agglomeration ( French Agglomération de Montréal ) is an association of municipalities in the south of the Canadian province of Québec .

It is congruent with one of the 17 administrative regions (régions administratives) of the province. In addition, it is the second smallest and most populous region and fulfills the function of a regional county municipality . The administration is based in Montreal .

The population is 1,958,257 (2011), the land area 498.2 km², which corresponds to a population density of 3930.8 inhabitants per km². 63.8% of the population speak French and 22.5% speak English as their main language.

In the south and east, the Montreal agglomeration borders on the Montérégie region , in the west on Laurentides , in the north on Laval and Lanaudière .

history

On 1 January 2002 27 previously independent municipalities were on the Island of Montreal , "île Une, une ville" under the slogan ( "An island, a city") with Montreal merged. Resistance arose especially in communities with a high proportion of English speakers, as this measure had been ordered by the provincial government of the separatist Parti Québécois . When the Parti libéral du Québec returned to power in 2003 , they promised to reverse the mergers.

Referendums were held in 22 of the 27 former parishes on July 20, 2004, and the separation from Montreal was adopted in 15 parishes. These were mainly communities in the west of the island, but also some enclaves within the city. However, the communities did not regain their full independence, but had to cede numerous competencies to the community association, which was founded on January 1, 2006.

structure

The Montreal agglomeration comprises the following communities on the Hochelaga archipelago in the Saint Lawrence River :

Map of the agglomeration

Agglomeration council

The agglomeration council consists of 31 members:

  • Mayor of Montreal (also President)
  • 15 members of the Montreal City Council
  • 14 mayors of the other municipalities (Dorval and L'Île-Dorval send a joint representative)
  • 1 Member of the Dollard-Des Ormeaux City Council

The representatives of Montreal are appointed by the mayor of the city, the mayor of Dollard-Des Ormeaux also appoints a member. Montreal has the majority of the seats with a total of 16 representatives.

Web links

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