Urban agglomeration of Longueuil

Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
—  RCM Equivalent Territory  —
Quebec
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Incorporated	January 01, 2002
County seat	Longueuil
Communities	5
Government[1]
– Type	Prefecture
Area[2]
– Land	282.42 km2 (109 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	385,533
– Density	1,365.1/km2 (3,535.6/sq mi)
– Change (2001-06)	3.7%
– Dwellings	164,418
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.longueuil.ca

The urban agglomeration of Longueuil was created on January 1, 2006 as a result of the de-amalgamation process brought upon by the Charest government. It encompasses all the boroughs that were merged into the previous city of Longueuil and still retains the same area as that mega-city.

The urban agglomeration of Longueuil is coextensive with the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Longueuil, whose geographical code is 58.

Structure

According to the Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations, the cities and boroughs of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil are structured as follows:

Central municipality

• Ville de Longueuil
  • Borough of Vieux-Longueuil
  • Borough of Greenfield Park
  • Borough of Saint-Hubert

Related municipalities

• Ville de Boucherville
• Ville de Brossard
• Ville de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
• Ville de Saint-Lambert

Population and Reprensentation by district

2006 Canadian Census / Longueuil

City	Population (2006)	Pct (%)	# of Representatives	# of council votes
Boucherville	40,480	10.43%	1	1.76
Brossard	71,154	18.33%	1	3.21
Longueuil	230,678	59.44%	6	10.63
Saint-Bruno	24,423	6.29%	1	1.13
Saint-Lambert	21,342	5.50%	1	1
Total	388,077	100%	10	17.73

Agglomeration powers

Main article: Urban agglomerations of Quebec

Under this new system of municipal organization, the agglomeration city and the reconstituted cities (in this case, Boucherville, Brossard, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Lambert) share powers and responsibilities. The urban agglomeration is headed by an agglomeration council which exercises these agglomeration powers.

Demographics

Language
Mother tongue from Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	289,215	75.85%
English only	30,695	8.05%
Both English and French	3,020	0.79%
Other languages	58,350	15.3%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

Autoroutes A-10 A-15 A-20 / TCH A-25 A-30

Principal Highways Route 112 Route 116 Route 132 Route 134

Secondary Highways: None

External Routes: None

Bordering Counties

See also

• Longueuil City Council
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• Urban agglomerations of Quebec
• Longueuil
• List of mayors of Longueuil
• Boroughs of Longueuil

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Urban agglomeration of Longueuil, Quebec

External links

• Bill 6 (An Act to amend various legislative provisions respecting municipal affairs) as applied to the Ville de Longueuil
• Reconstituted municipalities (French)

Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°31′W / 45.533°N 73.517°W / 45.533; -73.517