Boroughs of Montreal
The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs, each with a mayor and council.
Powers
The borough council is responsible for:- Fire prevention
- Removal of household waste and residual materials
- Funding of community
- Social and local economic development agencies
- Planning and management of parks and recreational facilities
- Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities
- Maintaining local roads
- Issuing permits
- Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws
- Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public
- Land use planning and borough development.
List of Montreal boroughs
Number | Borough | Population Canada 2016 Census | Area in km² | Density per km² |
1. | Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 134,245 | 24.2 | 5,547.3 |
2. | Anjou | 42,796 | 13.7 | 3,123.8 |
3. | Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 166,520 | 21.4 | 7,781.3 |
4. | Lachine | 44,489 | 17.7 | 2,513.5 |
5. | LaSalle | 76,853 | 16.3 | 4,714.9 |
6. | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | 104,000 | 8.1 | 12,839.5 |
7. | Le Sud-Ouest | 78,151 | 15.7 | 4,977.8 |
8. | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,413 | 23.6 | 780.2 |
9. | Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 136,024 | 25.4 | 5,355.3 |
10. | Montréal-Nord | 84,234 | 11.1 | 7,588.6 |
11. | Outremont | 23,954 | 3.9 | 6,142.0 |
12. | Pierrefonds-Roxboro | 69,297 | 27.1 | 2,557.1 |
13. | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | 106,734 | 42.3 | 2,523.2 |
14. | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | 139,590 | 15.9 | 8,779.2 |
15. | Saint-Laurent | 98,828 | 42.8 | 2,309.1 |
16. | Saint-Léonard | 78,305 | 13.5 | 5,800.4 |
17. | Verdun | 69,229 | 9.7 | 7,137.0 |
18. | Ville-Marie | 89,170 | 16.5 | 5,404.2 |
19. | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | 143,853 | 16.5 | 8,718.3 |