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Outremont (borough)

Outremont is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The neighbourhood is the traditional home of Montreal's wealthy Francophone community. It is also home to a large number of Hasidic Jews.

Geography

A separate city until the 2002 municipal mergers, Outremont is located north of downtown, on the northern side of Mount Royal (its name means "beyond the mountain").

The borough is bounded to the northwest by Mount Royal, to the northeast by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, to the east by Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the Mile End district, to the south by Ville-Marie, and to the west by Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The Mount Royal Cemetery is located in the south eastern tip of the borough.

It has a population of 22,933; its area of 3,84 km² makes it the smallest of Montreal's boroughs.

Features

Outremont is served by the Outremont and Édouard-Montpetit stations on the blue line of the Montreal Metro. (Édouard-Montpetit station is actually located in Côte-des-Neiges, but right on the Outremont border.)

Major thoroughfares include Van Horne Ave. and Côte Sainte Catherine Road, with Bernard and Laurier Streets as the principal shopping and dining areas. The area has some of the most sophisticated restaurants, cafes and shops in Montreal. Residents include a substantial percentage of ex-patriates from France. There is also a sizable Hasidic Jewish community, representing about 15% of Outremont's population, which resides mainly in the eastern and northern portions of the borough[1]. Many Jewish synagogues, schools and businesses can be found on Van Horne, Bernard and St. Viateur streets. There is also visible friction between the francophone and Hasidic communities.[2]

Among the attractions in the mainly residential community are the Mount Royal Cemetery, the Salle Claude-Champagne, the Outremont Theatre, the Saint-Grégoire-l'Illuminateur Armenian Cathedral, and part of the Université de Montréal campus.

Outremont also has a rail yard along its northern border. The rail yard has been purchased by the University of Montréal and is to be developed to house its hospital complex, its research faculties, and the faculty of Health Sciences (Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal).

The area has seen an increase in crime which has been fueled by young gangs establishing a foothold in the area. On July 2, 2007, a woman was abducted and stuffed into the trunk of her car. She was later found severely injured and beaten.[3]. This shocked residents of the area who had becomed accustomed to the tranquility and safety that Outremont had previously offered. On August 16, 2007, a suspected paedophile was arrested in the borough's Beaubien Park.[4]

Politics

Federal and provincial elections

The borough is entirely contained within the federal riding of Outremont and the provincial electoral district of the same name. In 2006, the borough mostly voted for the Bloc, but the riding itself voted Liberal.

The borough currently is without a mayor. The previous mayor, Stephane Harbour, resigned his post on October 11, 2007 after an investigation discovered, amongst other ethical lapses, that a discreet lounge was kept by Outremont officials within the borough hall which officials used to relax and consume alcohol bought with public funds. [5]

Borough Government

The borough is represented by one city councillor (currently Stéphane Harbour). It is also divided into four districts:

Trivia

The area was originally known as Côte Sainte-Catherine. It came to be named Outremont after a stately residence built by Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier in 1833 and named Outre-Mont. In 1875 the new Village of Outremont was named after the house, which still exists today on McDougall Street.

In 1927, Outremont became the first place in the world to use a snow blower to clear its streets in the winter. It was the first production model of Canadian inventor Arthur Sicard's Sicard Industries.[6]

Outremont was twinned as a sister city with Oakwood, Ohio and Le Vésinet, France.

External links

See also

References

1. ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile
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Coordinates:

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Montreal landmarks
Buildings1000 de La Gauchetire 1250 Ren-Lvesque 1501 McGill College Bell Centre Biodome Biosphre Bonsecours Market Canadian Centre for Architecture Complexe Desjardins Montreal Casino Christ Church Cathedral Grande Bibliothque du Qubec Habitat 67 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral McCord Museum Notre-Dame de Montral Basilica Olympic Stadium Palais des congrs de Montral Place des Arts Place Ville-Marie Pointe--Callire Museum Redpath Museum Saint Joseph's Oratory Tour de la Bourse Windsor Station World Trade Centre Montreal
NeighbourhoodsChinatown The Gay Village Little Italy Mile End Old Montreal Outremont Park-Extension The Plateau Quartier international de Montral Quartier Latin Underground City Westmount
Nature and parksJardin botanique de Montral Lachine Canal Mount Royal Old Port Parc Jarry Parc Jean-Drapeau
Islandsle Bizard Island of Montreal le Notre-Dame Nuns' Island Saint Helen's Island
TransportationAgence mtropolitaine de transport Central Station Montreal Metro Montreal Transit Corporation Station centrale d'autobus Trudeau Airport
EventsCanadian Grand Prix Divers/Cit Fantasia Festival Festival du Nouveau Cinma Francofolies Just for Laughs L'International des Feux Loto-Qubec Montreal International Jazz Festival Montreal World Film Festival NAPA Auto Parts 200


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Boroughs of Montreal
Ahuntsic-Cartierville - Anjou - Cte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grce - L'le-Bizard–Sainte-Genevive - Lachine - LaSalle - Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve - Montral-Nord - Outremont - Pierrefonds-Roxboro - Le Plateau-Mont-Royal - Rivire-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles - Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie - Le Sud-Ouest - Saint-Laurent - Saint-Lonard - Verdun - Ville-Marie - Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.

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Mount Royal
Mount Royal's eastern slope
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Mile End is a neighbourhood and municipal electoral district in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Mile End is part of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in terms of Montreal's municipal politics.
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Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.

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The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.
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Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre (668 000 m²) terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Outremont is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro in the Outremont borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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The station takes its name from the borough (formerly city) of Outremont, in which it is located.
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Édouard-Montpetit is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro in the Côte-des-Neiges area of borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Côte-des-Neiges (English: Snows Hill) is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on the west side of Mount Royal.

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Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre (668 000 m²) terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Outremont
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