Borough in Quebec, Canada
Ville-Marie |
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![A view of McGill College Avenue in December, looking north. The Mount Royal Cross is visible in the background.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Mcgill_college_gdp.jpg/275px-Mcgill_college_gdp.jpg) |
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![Location of Ville-Marie on the Island of Montreal. (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Carte_localisation_Montr%C3%A9al_-_Ville-Marie.svg/275px-Carte_localisation_Montr%C3%A9al_-_Ville-Marie.svg.png) Location of Ville-Marie on the Island of Montreal. (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Quebec |
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Region | Montreal |
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Established | January 1, 2002 |
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Electoral Districts Federal | Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs Laurier—Sainte-Marie Outremont |
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Provincial | Westmount–Saint-Louis Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne |
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• Type | Borough |
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• Mayor | Valérie Plante |
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• Federal MP(s) | Marc Miller (LIB) Steven Guilbeault (LIB) Rachel Bendayan (LIB) |
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• Quebec MNA(s) | Jennifer Maccarone (PLQ) Manon Massé (QS) Alexandre Leduc (QS) Dominique Anglade (PLQ) |
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• Total | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
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• Total | 89,170 |
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• Density | 5,397.7/km2 (13,980/sq mi) |
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• Change (2011–2016) | 6.1% |
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• Dwellings | 51,430 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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Postal code(s) | H3A, H5A, H3B, H5B, H3C, H3G, H3H, H2L, H2K, H2Y, H2Z, H4Z |
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Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
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Access Routes[6] A-10
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Website | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie |
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Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of Montreal, Quebec. The borough is named after Fort Ville-Marie, the French settlement that would later become Montreal (now Old Montreal), which was located within the present-day borough. Old Montreal is a National Historic Site of Canada.
The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, including the Quartier des spectacles; Old Montreal and the Old Port; the Centre-Sud area; most of Mount Royal Park as well as Saint Helen's Island and Île Notre-Dame.
In 2016, it had a population of 89,170 and an area of 16.5 square kilometres (6.4 sq mi).[4]