Pointe-Claire, Quebec
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 Location on the Island of Montreal. (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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 Pointe-Claire
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| Coordinates: 45°27′N 73°49′W / 45.450°N 73.817°WCoordinates: 45°27′N 73°49′W / 45.450°N 73.817°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montréal |
| RCM | None |
| Founded | 1698 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Morris Trudeau |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Louis |
| • Prov. riding | Jacques-Cartier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.70 km2 (13.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 18.88 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 31,380 |
| • Density | 1,662/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |
 1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 12,835 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | H9R, H9S |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
Highways A-20
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 A-40
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| Website | www pointe-claire |
Pointe-Claire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t klɛʁ]) is an on-island suburb of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Pointe-Claire is largely residential in character, but is also the site of a lot of economic activity, such as retail activity, light manufacturing, various corporate offices, and a hospital. The symbol of the town is the Pointe-Claire Windmill.
Pointe-Claire was first described by Nicolas Perrot in his account of 1669, and the name Pointe-Claire appeared on a map as early as 1686. Although Samuel de Champlain canoed through the area in 1613, he reported no village or dwelling visible. The toponym Pointe-Claire refers to the peninsula, or point, where the windmill, convent, and the Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church are sited. The point extends into Lake Saint-Louis and has a clear view of its surroundings.
The first grant of land under the seigneurial system was in 1684 to Pierre Cabassier, for a lot just east of Pointe Charlebois. Under the seigneurial system, the Sulpicians had to build a mill for the colonists, who in turn had to grind their grain there at a set fee.
In 1707, after the Great Peace of Montreal was signed in 1701, the Chemin du Roy (now Lakeshore Road) from Dorval to the western tip of Montreal Island was opened having been ordered by intendant Jacques Raudot, and the parish was subdivided in three côtes: St. Rémy (present-day Boulevard-des-Sources), St. Jean and St. Charles. Between côtes St. Rémy and St. Charles lay 33 lots (numbered 145 to 177). These were generally three arpents wide by 20 or 30 deep. Up to this time Pointe-Claire had only been accessible by boat.
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