Anjou, Quebec


Anjou is a borough of the city of Montreal. Prior to its 2002 merger it was a city known as Ville d'Anjou.

Geography

The borough is located in the eastern end of the island of Montreal. The borough largely retained its former municipality logo, although the borough's logo is used on fleet vehicles without Montreal's logo. On fleet vehicles, the text reads "Ville de Montréal, arrondissement Anjou."
The borough is bordered to the north and east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, to the south by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Montréal-Est, to the west by Saint Leonard, and at the northwestern corner by Montréal-Nord.
It has an area of 13.60 km² and a population of nearly 42,000.

Features

The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 and Autoroute 25. Among other attractions, it contains the large Les Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall.

Federal and provincial elections

The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of Anjou–Louis-Riel.

Demographics

LanguagePopulationPercentage
French30,06076%
English3,0698%
Other languages6,07016%

Borough council

Following the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
DistrictPositionName Party
—Borough mayor
City councillor		Luis MirandaAnjou Équipe Anjou
—City councillorAndrée HénaultAnjou Équipe Anjou
CentreBorough councillorKristine MarsolaisAnjou Équipe Anjou
EastBorough councillorRichard LeblancAnjou Équipe Anjou
WestBorough councillorLynne ShandAnjou Équipe Anjou
WestBorough councillorLynne ShandInd Independent

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the École secondaire d'Anjou.
Primary schools
The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil.