Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough ("arrondissement") in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 (2001) and an area of 16,05 km².

Location

Located in north central Montreal, the J-shaped borough is bordered by Ahuntsic-Cartierville to the northwest, Montreal North to the northeast, Saint Leonard to the east, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie to the southeast, Outremont to the southwest, and Mount Royal to the west.

Neighbourhoods

The borough contains the neighbourhoods of Villeray, Saint-Michel, and Park Extension. Saint-Michel is the easternmost of the neighbourhoods while is Parc Extension is the westernmost and Villeray is in the centre.

All three neighbourhoods were already part of Montreal proper prior to the 2002 municipal reorganization. The Saint-Michel neighbourhood was formerly an independent city known as Saint-Michel-de-Laval which was annexed to Montreal in 1968. Villeray was once also an autonomous municipality but has been part of the city of Montreal since 1905. Parc Extension left the parish of St-Laurent to join the city of Montreal in 1910.

Government

Municipal

The current borough mayor is Anie Samson.

The borough is divided into four districts located in three different neighborhoods. The districts bear the same name as their respective neighborhood with the exception of François-Perreault which is part of the Saint-Michel neighborhood.

*Saint-Michel
*François-Perreault
*Park Extension
*Villeray

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

*Papineau
*Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
*Ahuntsic (a small northwestern corner)
*Outremont (a small southwestern corner)

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

*Laurier—Dorion
*Viau

Features

It is served by the orange and blue lines of the metro. It is traversed and partly delimited by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) and Autoroute 19 (Papineau Ave.)

Attractions in the area include the old Park Avenue train station (now containing Parc metro station and near the Parc commuter train station), Jarry Park, and TOHU, La Cité des arts du cirque (including the Cirque du Soleil and the École nationale du cirque). The former Miron and Francon quarries are also located here.

ee also

* Boroughs of Montreal
* Districts of Montreal
* Municipal reorganization in Quebec
* Stade Jarry
* Parc Jarry

External links

* [http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/url/page/arr_vill_fr/villeray Borough website] (in French)
* [http://www.imtl.org/montreal/borough/Villeray.php Historical building of borough Villeray]
* [http://arrondissement.com/villeraystmichelparcextension Villeray Saint-Michel Parcextension] (in French)