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The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.

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thumbnail|right|Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall).

The borough council is responsible for:

  • Fire prevention
  • Removal of household waste and residual materials
  • Funding of community
  • Social and local economic development agencies
  • Planning and management of parks and recreational facilities
  • Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities
  • Maintaining local roads
  • Issuing permits
  • Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws
  • Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public
  • Land-use planning and borough development.

List of Montreal boroughs

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!Number<br /><small>(map)</small>||Borough||Population <br /><small>Decree of 2023</small>||Area <br /><small>in km<sup>2</sup></small>||Density <br /><small>per km<sup>2</sup></small>

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|align="left"|1.|| Ahuntsic-Cartierville||<div style="float:right;">138,923</div>||<div style="float:right;">24.2</div>||<div style="float:right;">5,740.6</div>

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|align="left"|2.|| Anjou||<div style="float:right;">45,288</div>||<div style="float:right;">13.7</div>||<div style="float:right;">3,305.7</div>

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|align="left"|3.|| Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce||<div style="float:right;">173,729</div>||<div style="float:right;">21.4</div>||<div style="float:right;">8,118.2</div>

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|align="left"|4.|| Lachine||<div style="float:right;">46,971</div>||<div style="float:right;">17.7</div>||<div style="float:right;">2,653.7</div>

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|align="left"|5.|| LaSalle||<div style="float:right;">82,933</div>||<div style="float:right;">16.3</div>||<div style="float:right;">5,087.9</div>

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|align="left"|6.|| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal||<div style="float:right;">110,329</div>||<div style="float:right;">8.1</div>||<div style="float:right;">13,620.9</div>

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|align="left"|7.|| Le Sud-Ouest||<div style="float:right;">86,347</div>||<div style="float:right;">15.7</div>||<div style="float:right;">5,499.8</div>

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|align="left"|8.|| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève||<div style="float:right;">19,857</div>||<div style="float:right;">23.6</div>||<div style="float:right;">841.4</div>

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|align="left"|9.|| Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve||<div style="float:right;">142,753</div>||<div style="float:right;">25.4</div>||<div style="float:right;">5,620.2</div>

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|align="left"|10.|| Montréal-Nord||<div style="float:right;">86,857</div>||<div style="float:right;">11.1</div>||<div style="float:right;">7,825.0</div>

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|align="left"|11.|| Outremont||<div style="float:right;">26,505</div>||<div style="float:right;">3.9</div>||<div style="float:right;">6,796.2</div>

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|align="left"|12.|| Pierrefonds-Roxboro||<div style="float:right;">73,194</div>||<div style="float:right;">27.1</div>||<div style="float:right;">2,700.9</div>

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|align="left"|13.|| Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles||<div style="float:right;">113,868</div>||<div style="float:right;">42.3</div>||<div style="float:right;">2,691.9</div>

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|align="left"|14.|| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie||<div style="float:right;">146,501</div>||<div style="float:right;">15.9</div>||<div style="float:right;">9,213.9</div>

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|align="left"|15.|| Saint-Laurent||<div style="float:right;">104,366</div>||<div style="float:right;">42.8</div>||<div style="float:right;">2,438.5</div>

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|align="left"|16.|| Saint-Leonard||<div style="float:right;">80,983</div>||<div style="float:right;">13.5</div>||<div style="float:right;">5,998.7</div>

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|align="left"|17.|| Verdun||<div style="float:right;">72,820</div>||<div style="float:right;">9.7</div>||<div style="float:right;">7,507.2</div>

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|align="left"|18.|| Ville-Marie||<div style="float:right;">103,017</div>||<div style="float:right;">16.5</div>||<div style="float:right;">6,243.5</div>

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|align="left"|19.|| Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension||<div style="float:right;">144,814</div>||<div style="float:right;">16.5</div>||<div style="float:right;">8,776.6</div>

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List of former boroughs

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!Prior to 2002 merger||Borough (2002–2006)||After 2006 demerger<br><small>Bold indicates borough after January 1, 2006</small>

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|align="left"|Baie-D'Urfé <small>(town)</small>, Beaconsfield <small>(city)</small>||Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé||Baie-D'Urfé <small>(town)</small>, Beaconsfield <small>(city)</small>

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|align="left"|Côte Saint-Luc <small>(city)</small>, Hampstead <small>(town)</small>, Montréal-Ouest <small>(town</small>)||Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West||Côte Saint-Luc <small>(city)</small>, Hampstead <small>(town)</small>, Montréal-Ouest <small>(town)</small>

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|align="left"|Dollard-des-Ormeaux <small>(city)</small>, Roxboro <small>(town)</small>||Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro||Dollard-des-Ormeaux <small>(city)</small>, Pierrefonds-Roxboro <small>(borough)</small>

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|align="left"|Dorval <small>(city)</small>, L'Île-Dorval <small>(town)</small>||Dorval–L'Île-Dorval||Dorval <small>(city)</small>, L'Île-Dorval <small>(town)</small>

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|align="left"|L'Île-Bizard <small>(city)</small>, Sainte-Geneviève <small>(town)</small>, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue <small>(town)</small>||L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue||L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève <small>(borough)</small>, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue <small>(town)</small>

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|align="left"|Kirkland <small>(town)</small>||Kirkland||Kirkland <small>(town)</small>

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|align="left"|Mount Royal <small>(town)</small>||Mount Royal||Mount Royal <small>(town)</small>

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|align="left"|Pierrefonds <small>(city)</small>, Senneville <small>(village)</small>||Pierrefonds-Senneville||Pierrefonds-Roxboro <small>(borough)</small>, Senneville <small>(village)</small>

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|align="left"|Montréal-Est <small>(town)</small>, Pointe-aux-Trembles <small>(neighbourhood)</small>, Rivière-des-Prairies <small>(neighbourhood)</small>||Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est||Montréal-Est <small>(town)</small>, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles <small>(borough)</small>

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|align="left"|Pointe-Claire <small>(city)</small>|| Pointe-Claire||Pointe-Claire <small>(city)</small>

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|align="left"|Westmount <small>(city)</small>||Westmount||Westmount <small>(city)</small>

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See also

  • List of neighbourhoods in Montreal
  • History of Montreal
  • 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

  • Official portal of Montréal