Le Plateau
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | ||
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| Borough of Montreal | ||
Mount Royal seen from Duluth Street in the Plateau.
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 Le Plateau Mont-Royal's location in Montreal |
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| Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 73°34′32″W / 45.52167°N 73.57556°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| City | Montreal | |
| Region | Montréal | |
| Borough established | January 1, 2002 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Laurier—Sainte-Marie Outremont Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs |
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| Provincial |
Mercier Outremont Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Westmount–Saint-Louis |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Borough | |
| • Mayor | Luc Ferrandez (PM) | |
| • Federal MP(s) |
(NDP) Thomas Mulcair (NDP) Marc Miller (LIB) |
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| • Quebec MNA(s) |
Amir Khadir (QS) Hélène David (PLQ) Manon Massé (QS) Carole Poirier (PQ) Jacques Chagnon (PLQ) |
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| Area | ||
| • Land | 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 100,390 | |
| • Density | 12,348.1/km2 (31,981/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Area code(s) | Area code 514/438 | |
| Access Routes |
 Route 335
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| Website | www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/plateau | |
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (French pronunciation: [lə plato mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal. The borough is bordered to the north and north-east by the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks; to the west by Hutchison (north of Mount Royal Avenue), Park Avenue (between Mount Royal and Pine Avenue) and University Street (south of Pine Avenue); and to the south by Sherbrooke Street. It is the most densely populated borough in Canada, with 101,054 people living in an 8.1 square kilometre area.
There is a difference between the borough, Plateau-Mont-Royal—a political division of the City of Montreal—and the neighbourhood referred to as "the Plateau". The borough includes not only the Plateau proper, but also the neighbourhoods of Mile End (bounded by Avenue du Mont-Royal to the south and the Avenue Henri-Julien to the east) and the McGill Ghetto (bounded by University, Sherbrooke, Saint-Laurent and Pine). Both neighbourhoods are generally considered distinct from the Plateau.
Starting in 1745, the urbanized area of Montreal began to extend beyond its fortifications. The Plateau Mont-Royal was born when the Faubourg Saint-Laurent to the north became the main line of development. In 1792, Montreal expanded to establish its official limits about two kilometres around the original fortifications. Therefore, Mount Royal and Duluth Street formed its boundaries. Farther from the centre, especially to the west, English-speaking families of the era owned large houses surrounded by gardens and the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph owned a large field which would be the site of the future Hôtel-Dieu. Further from the city are large country estates whose farms are owned by the Montreal bourgeoisie.
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