Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
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Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | |
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Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Mayor | Luc Rabouin (PM) |
• Federal MP(s) | Steven Guilbeault
( (514) and (438) |
Access Routes[7] | R-335 |
Website | https://montreal.ca/le-plateau-mont-royal |
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (French pronunciation: , Canada.
The borough takes its name from its location on a
There is a difference between the borough named Plateau-Mont-Royal (which is a political division of the City of Montreal) and the neighbourhood referred to as the Plateau. The borough includes not only the Plateau neighbourhood itself, but also the neighbourhoods of
The Plateau is famous for being a major centre for the arts, with a large concentration of artists,
Due to its large concentration of French
History
Starting in 1745, the urbanized area of Montreal began to extend beyond its
In 1850, a reservoir was installed in what is today the location of Saint-Louis Square. Its function was to supply water to Côte-à-Baron residents, who lived on the downward slope below Sherbrooke Street. At that time, a farm on the site of the current La Fontaine Park was converted into grounds for military exercises. To the north, other cities were formed following new economic activity, giving rise to the village of Coteau-Saint-Louis in 1846. A chapel was built two years later, then replaced in 1857 by the Church of Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End. Nowadays, the Mile End is a neighbourhood adjacent to the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, but it was only in 1878 that the village of Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End was born. By the end of the century, the mountain was purchased by the City of Montreal and developed into Mount Royal Park. La Fontaine Park took the place of the military field and the reservoir Côte-à-Baron became the Saint-Louis Square.
The village of Saint-Jean-Baptiste took shape circa 1861. Its central point was also the location of its market (the first market was built in 1870 and replaced by a more modern market in 1933, which was demolished in 1966). The civic centre was located at the intersection of Saint Lawrence Street (later Saint Laurent Boulevard) and Rachel Street. The villages of Coteau-Saint-Louis and Saint-Jean-Baptiste merged into Montreal in 1893 and 1886 respectively. As for Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End and DeLorimier, they would be annexed to Montreal in 1910 and 1909 respectively. At that time, the population of Montreal spilled over east of Papineau Road (today Papineau Avenue), where elegant houses and avenues were located.
In the early twentieth century, it was a working class neighbourhood. Over the years, spurred by economic growth, the working class population gradually deserted the area. By 1900, Coteau-Saint-Louis had become very cosmopolitan, and included several Protestant churches and synagogues. Several Protestant traders opened shop on St. Lawrence Street (renamed St. Lawrence Boulevard in 1905). St. Lawrence was the linguistic border between the French-speaking east, and English-speaking west. At that time, Saint Joseph Boulevard became the first tree-lined street in the city.
In the 1930s, the
Since the 1980s, the area's bohemian aura and proximity to McGill University attracted young professionals, artists, and students. As rents increased, many of its traditional residents and businesses were dispersed to other parts of the city. The neighbourhood continues to gentrify, and it is now home to many upscale restaurants and nightclubs, and several trendy clothing stores are located along Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Saint-Denis Street.
Geography
The borough is located northeast of downtown, and was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002
It is bordered to the south by
Arts and culture
The Plateau began as a bourgeois community with parts of its extensions as working-class developing around the beginning of the 20th century; the Eastern part being largely
The Plateau is characterized by brightly coloured houses, cafés, book shops, and a laissez-faire attitude that embraces its bohemian nature over the commercialized hipster culture of its Mile-End counterpart.[14] It's the location of some famous attractions on Saint Lawrence Boulevard, including Schwartz's Deli (famous for its Montreal smoked meat), and a weekend street fair during the summer that sees extremely crowded streets. In 1997, Utne Reader rated it one of the 15 "hippest" neighbourhoods in North America.[15]
Demographics[16]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1966 | 176,090 | — |
1971 | 158,585 | −9.9% |
1976 | 135,490 | −14.6% |
1981 | 113,866 | −16.0% |
1986 | 106,569 | −6.4% |
1991 | 100,375 | −5.8% |
2016 | 104,000 | +3.6% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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French | 65,715 | 67% |
English | 22,230 | 23% |
Other languages | 9,670 | 10% |
Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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French | 62,995 | 62% |
English | 15,775 | 16% |
Other languages | 20,545 | 21% |
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
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Not a visible minority | 83,795 | 82.6% |
Visible minorities
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17,705 | 17.4% |
Le Plateau has the highest concentration of youths in Montreal and overall average age range of 25–34 years old.
In the 21st century, the large number of French-born residents of the neighbourhood has earned it the nicknames of "le Petit-Paris"[17] and "la Petite-France".[18]
Government
Borough council
Following the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election and an October 6, 2019 by-election for borough mayor,[19] the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
District | Position | Name | Party | |
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— | Borough mayor City councillor |
Luc Rabouin | Projet Montréal | |
De Lorimier | City councillor | Marianne Giguère | Projet Montréal | |
Borough councillor | Josefina Blanco | Projet Montréal | ||
Jeanne-Mance | City councillor | Alex Norris | Projet Montréal | |
Borough councillor | Maeva Vilain | Projet Montréal | ||
Mile-End | City councillor | Richard Ryan | Projet Montréal | |
Borough councillor | Marie Plourde | Projet Montréal |
Federal and provincial
The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:
It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:
Education
The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates Francophone public schools and the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone public schools in the borough. The two school boards jointly operate F.A.C.E. School, a bilingual art-oriented school located in the Milton Park neighbourhood.
McGill University maintains a significant presence in the borough, including four residence halls, Presbyterian College and the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning.
The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler (located in Mile End) and Bibliothèque du Plateau-Mont-Royal.[20]
Features
Overlooked by the eastern face of
Important features of the borough include the hospital
The borough is largely composed of the well-known
Montreal's Little Portugal neighbourhood is situated in the western portion of the borough.
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough council has undertaken various renaturalisation and traffic-calming projects in recent years under the leadership of borough Mayor Luc Ferrandez. The reconstruction of intersections now usually involves constructing road-diets (where vehicular traffic space has been reduced) in favour of wider sidewalks and large naturalised areas with grasses, flowers and other indigenous plant species. The renaturalisation of some alleyways has been realised through the removal of asphalt or concrete along the edge of property lines for soil; local residents can plant whatever they choose. Many streets underwent one-directional reassignments, to the irritation of local and visiting motorists; Ferrandez has faced criticism for what some feel to be drastic changes.[21]
See also
- Boroughs of Montreal
- Districts of Montreal
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
References
- ^ "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Le Plateau-Mont-Royal". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LAURIER--SAINTE-MARIE (Quebec) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: OUTREMONT (Quebec) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
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Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: OUTREMONT[permanent dead link]
Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: SAINTE-MARIE-SAINT-JACQUES
Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE
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- Canada 2011 Census (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2012. Archived(PDF) from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Montréal en Statistiques 2016" (PDF). Ville de Montréal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Introduction". Archived from the original on 2007-06-15.
- ^ "The French invasion of Montreal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Culture shock for French immigrants—in French Canada". The Economist. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Culture Shock for French in Quebec: 'We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot' (Published 2019)". www.nytimes.com. New-York Times. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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- ^ "The French invasion of Montreal | Montreal Gazette". Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Vie de quartier - Une Petite-France à Montréal | Le Devoir". 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Ruel-Manseau, Audrey (7 October 2019). "Luc Rabouin succède à Luc Ferrandez". La Presse. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ Perreaux, Les (31 December 2015). "Montreal's battle of the bike paths in Plateau-Mont-Royal". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.