Ahuntsic-Cartierville
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | ||
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| Borough of Montreal | ||
Ahuntsic-Cartierville seen from Laval across the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge
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 Location of Ahuntsic-Cartierville on the Island of Montreal. (Dark grey areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montréal | |
| Established | January 01, 2002 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Ahuntsic-Cartierville |
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| Provincial |
Saint-Laurent Acadie Crémazie |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Borough | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gagnier (EDC) | |
| • Federal MP(s) | Mélanie Joly (LIB) | |
| • Quebec MNA(s) |
Jean-Marc Fournier (PLQ) Christine St-Pierre (PLQ) Marie Montpetit (PLQ) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 126,891 | |
| • Density | 5,252.1/km2 (13,603/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Area code(s) | (514) and (438) | |
Highways A-15 A-19 A-40
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 Route 117
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| Website | ville.montreal.qc.ca/ahuntsic-cartierville | |
Ahuntsic-Cartierville (French pronunciation: [a.œ̃tsik.kaʁtjevil]) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, a former village annexed to Montreal in 1910 and Cartierville, a town annexed to Montreal in 1916.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is located in the north end of Montreal, on the banks of the Rivière des Prairies. It traces its history to the fortified Sault-au-Récollet settlement, which was established by the Sulpicians in 1696. This in turn led to the colonization of the area.
One of the oldest villages on the island of Montreal, Sault-au-Récollet still retains its village atmosphere with many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the original site of Fort Lorette, a trading post and mission for the conversion of the First Nations people of the area.
It grew prosperous in the 18th century with the construction of a mill on the rapids on the Rivière des Prairies (from which the village derives its name: Sault-au-Récollet, or Recollet Falls). A dam was built on the narrow arm of the river that passes between the village and Visitation Island, which splits the river in two at that point. A museum and cultural centre, the Maison du Pressoir, perpetuates this memory. A hydroelectric dam was built later and still exists further down the river.
The village and Île de la Visitation (Visitation Island) are surrounded by the green space of the Parc-Nature de l'Île de la Visitation. The village is noted for Visitation Church, one of the oldest churches in Montreal, which is a listed historical monument.
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