Saint-Léonard (Montreal)

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Saint-Léonard
Location of Saint-Léonard in Montreal
city Montreal
surface 13.5 km²
Residents 75,707  (2011)
native language French : 31.8%
English : 8.1%
Others: 60.1%
Community number REM14
Website Arrondissement

Saint-Léonard is one of 19 arrondissements of the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Québec . Before 2002 it was a separate municipality. In 2011 the 13.5 km² district had 75,707 inhabitants.

geography

Saint-Léonard is located in the north of the Île de Montréal . Neighboring arrondissements of the city of Montreal are Anjou in the north, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the east, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie in the southeast, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension in the south and Montréal-Nord in the west.

history

In 1886 the Saint-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice district was founded. It was created by assignments of territory by the municipalities of Sault-au-Récollet and Longue-Pointe. The Sprengel is named after St. Leonhard von Porto Maurizio , a Franciscan . In 1915 the northern part split off (this area corresponds today to the Arrondissement of Anjou), while the southern part was given the status of a city.

The area was rural until the mid-1950s, but then an unprecedented period of growth began. Within 15 years the population increased by more than 50 times (925 inhabitants in 1956; 52,040 inhabitants in 1971). This was due to a large development project by a Montreal housing association . Most of the new residents were Italian immigrants. In 1962 the municipality changed its name to Saint-Léonard. On January 1, 2002 it merged with Montreal and has since formed an arrondissement.

population

Saint-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice church

According to the 2011 census, Saint-Léonard had 75,707 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 5608 inhabitants / km². Of the respondents, 31.8% said French and 8.1% were native speakers of English . Other important languages ​​include Italian (25.7%), Arabic (11.8%), Spanish (7.1%) and Haitian (3.3%). In no other arrondissement is the proportion of non-official languages ​​higher than in Saint-Léonard, with Italian clearly predominating.

Attractions

Web links

Commons : Saint-Léonard  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Léonard. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
  2. ↑ 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).

Coordinates: 45 ° 34 '39 "  N , 73 ° 35' 50"  W.