Pointe Claire
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 Pointe-Claire windmill |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montreal | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 27 ′ N , 73 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 14 m | ||
| Area : | 18.88 km² | ||
| Residents : | 30,790 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1,630.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 66097 | ||
| Postal code : | H9R, H9S | ||
| Area code : | +1 514 | ||
| Mayor : | Bill McMurchie | ||
| Website : | www.ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca | ||
 Location of Pointe-Claire in the Montreal agglomeration |
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Pointe-Claire is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located on the Île de Montréal west of Montreal , has an area of 18.88 km² and has 30,790 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Pointe-Claire is located in the west of the Île de Montréal on the north bank of Lac Saint-Louis , in the West Iceland region . The parish is bordered by Beaconsfield to the west, Kirkland to the northwest , Dollard-Des Ormeaux to the north and Dorval to the east . Montreal city center is around 18 kilometers away.
history
Pointe-Claire's development began in 1698 with the clearing of the forest for agricultural purposes. In 1713 a parish was founded after smaller settlements had emerged. In 1854 the independent municipality of Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire was founded, which in 1911 introduced the shorter name Pointe-Claire. After the opening of a railway line of the Grand Trunk Railway , there was noticeable growth, with the majority of the population soon being English-speaking. At the turn of the century, Pointe-Claire was a popular destination for weekend getaways and vacations; however, the hotels built at that time no longer exist today. The municipal area was expanded in 1889, 1911 and 1958.
On January 1, 2002, 27 parishes on the island were merged with Montreal. 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 . From 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec provided the government and promised to reverse the merger of the municipalities. On July 20, 2004, referendums were held in 22 former municipalities. In Pointe-Claire, 90.0% of the voters were in favor of the separation. The community was re-established on January 1, 2006, but had to cede numerous competencies to the community association.
population
According to the 2011 census, Pointe-Claire had 30,790 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 1630.8 inh / km². 52.8% of the population stated English as their main language, while French accounted for 22.1%. 2.1% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 23.0%. The most important non-official major languages were Chinese (3.4%), Italian (2.1%), Spanish (1.7%) and Arabic (1.5%). Only English spoke 25.5%, only French 4.1%. In 2001, 51.2% of the population were Roman Catholic , 28.5% Protestant , 2.9% Orthodox and 11.8% non-denominational.
Transport and economy
Two highways cut through the city at a distance of around two kilometers, the Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Toronto and the Autoroute 40 towards Ottawa . Important cross connections are the Boulevard Saint-Jean and the Boulevard des Sources in the direction of Pierrefonds-Roxboro . The city has three train stations on the main Montreal – Toronto railway line (Valois, Pointe-Claire, Cedar Park); AMT local trains run from the Montreal train station Lucien-L'Allier to Vaudreuil-Dorion . Several bus lines from the Société de transport de Montréal provide connections with neighboring communities.
An extensive industrial and commercial zone with dozens of companies extends on both sides of Autoroute 40. There you will also find Fairview Pointe-Claire , one of the largest shopping centers on the Île de Montréal with over 200 shops.
Personalities
- Krista Sutton (born 1970), actress
- Bryan Moody (born 1972), badminton player
- Britta Knöller (* 1975), film producer
- Amanda Brugel (* 1978), actress
- Alexandre Burrows (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Rhian Wilkinson (* 1982), soccer player
- Évelyne Brochu (born 1983), actress
- Louis Leblanc (* 1991), ice hockey player
- Mike Matheson (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Dominic Turgeon (* 1996), Canadian-American ice hockey player
Web links
- Official website of Pointe-Claire (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pointe Claire. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed August 16, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Référendums du 20 juin 2004. Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed on August 17, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Kirkland Parish Population Profile. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 5, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Kirkland Parish Population Profile. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 5, 2014 (French).