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Le Plateau

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Borough of Montreal
Mount Royal seen from Duluth Street in the Plateau.
Mount Royal seen from Duluth Street in the Plateau.
Official logo of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
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Le Plateau Mont-Royal's location in Montreal
Le Plateau Mont-Royal's location in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°31′18″N 73°34′32″W / 45.52167°N 73.57556°W / 45.52167; -73.57556
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
City Montreal
Region Montréal
Borough established January 1, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Outremont
Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Provincial Mercier
Outremont
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Westmount–Saint-Louis
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Luc Ferrandez (PM)
 • Federal MP(s)

Hélène Laverdière

(NDP)
Thomas Mulcair (NDP)
Marc Miller (LIB)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Amir Khadir (QS)
Hélène David (PLQ)
Manon Massé (QS)
Carole Poirier (PQ)
Jacques Chagnon (PLQ)
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
Website www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/plateau

Hélène Laverdière

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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