Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
—  Borough of Montreal  —
The CdN-NDG Borough Hall, adjacent to the Décarie Expressway.
Location of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on the Island of Montreal. (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montreal (06)
Created	January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts Federal	Mount Royal Outremont Westmount—Ville-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
Provincial	D'Arcy-McGee Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Outremont Mont-Royal
Government[1][2][3]
– Type	Borough
– Mayor	Michael Applebaum (UM)
– Federal MP(s)	Irwin Cotler (LIB) Thomas Mulcair (NDP) Marc Garneau (LIB) Isabelle Morin (NDP)
– Quebec MNA(s)	Lawrence S. Bergman (PLQ) Kathleen Weil (PLQ) Raymond Bachand (PLQ) Pierre Arcand (PLQ)
Area
– Total	20.01 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population (2007 est.)
– Total	163,110
– Density	8,151.4/km2 (21,112/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	514/438
Access Routes[4] A-15	Route 138
Website	www.ville.montreal.qc.ca

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough (arrondissement) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Geography

Saint Joseph's Oratory as seen from Côte-des-Neiges Road.

Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. It is composed of the districts of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-des-Neiges.

The irregularly shaped borough is bounded on the north by the borough of Mount Royal, on the east by Outremont, on the southeast by Ville-Marie and Westmount, on the south by Le Sud-Ouest, and on the west by Côte Saint-Luc, Hampstead, and Montreal West. The Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is in the south east corner of the borough.

It has an area of 20,01 km² and a population of 163,110, making it the most populous of Montreal's boroughs.

Government

Municipal

As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District	Position	Name		Party
—	Borough mayor City councillor	Michael Applebaum		Union Montréal
Côte-des-Neiges	City councillor	Helen Fotopulos		Union Montréal
Darlington	City councillor	Lionel Perez		Union Montréal
Loyola	City councillor	Susan Clarke		Union Montréal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	City councillor	Peter McQueen		Projet Montréal
Snowdon	City councillor	Marvin Rotrand		Union Montréal

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

• Mount Royal
• Outremont
• Westmount—Ville-Marie
• Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

• D'Arcy-McGee
• Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
• Outremont
• Mont-Royal

Features

The borough is traversed by the Autoroute Décarie, and is served by the orange and blue line of the Montreal metro.

Attractions in the area include Concordia University's Loyola campus, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Université de Montréal, Saint Joseph's Oratory and the Gibeau Orange Julep fast-food restaurant.

The borough is also the home of a sizable Romanian Community, one of the most important in Quebec.

See also

• Boroughs of Montreal
• Districts of Montreal
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Montreal)
2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: MOUNT ROYAL (Quebec)
   Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: OUTREMONT (Quebec)
   Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: WESTMOUNT--VILLE-MARIE (Quebec)
   Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE--LACHINE (Quebec)
3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: D'ARCY-MCGEE
   Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE
   Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: OUTREMONT
   Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: MONT ROYAL
4. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Borough website
• All Building of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on Image Montreal

Coordinates: 45°28′34″N 73°37′37″W / 45.47617°N 73.62705°W / 45.47617; -73.62705