Saraguay, Montreal

Borough of Montreal
Papineau-Leblanc Bridge

Location of Ahuntsic-Cartierville on the Island of Montreal.
(Dark grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montréal
Established January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts

Provincial Saint-Laurent
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Pierre Gagnier
 • Federal MP(s) Stéphane Dion (LIB)
Maria Mourani (Ind.)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Jean-Marc Fournier (PLQ)
Christine St-Pierre (PLQ)
Lisette Lapointe (PQ)
 • Total
Population (2011)[4]
 • 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)

Route 117

Ahuntsic-Cartierville (French pronunciation: ​[/a.ɔn.tsik.kaʁ.tje.vil/]) 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.








Main article: Cartierville




Main article: Nouveau-Bordeaux












Borough council


District Position Name   Party
 — Borough mayor
City councillor
Pierre Gagnier |   Independent
Ahuntsic City councillor Émilie Thuillier |   Projet Montréal
Bordeaux-Cartierville City councillor Harout Chitilian |   Independent[7]
Saint-Sulpice City councillor Jocelyn Ann Campbell   Independent[8]
Sault-au-Récollet City councillor Étienne Brunet |   Vision Montréal

Federal and provincial

Federally, the borough is divided between the ridings of Saint-Laurent—Cartierville and Ahuntsic, with a small portion in the riding of Bourassa. Provincially, the borough is divided between the Saint-Laurent, Acadie, and Crémazie electoral districts.


Ahuntsic-Cartierville is the fifth largest borough in Montreal by population. It had 126,891 people as of the 2011 census, accounting for 7.7% of the city of Montreal's population.[9] The borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville is spread over an area of 24.2 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) and a population density of 5,252.1/km2 (13,603/sq mi).[9]

The median age in the borough is 40.7. 16% of the population is under 15 years of age, 11% are between 15 and 24, 14% are between 25 and 34, 41% are between 35 and 64 and 18% of the population is over the age of 65.[9]

In terms of mother tongue language, the linguistic makeup of the borough was 51.25% French, 10.18% Arabic, 5.09% Italian, 4.93% English, 4.10% Spanish, 2.85% Greek, 2.35% Creole, 2.12% Armenian, 1.06% Vietnamese, 1.03% Romanian, 1.00% Chinese, 0.79% Tamil, and 8.63% other languages not otherwise mentioned.[9] In terms of multiple responses, 0.84% first learned both English and French, 2.67% French and a non-official language, 0.62% English and a non-official language, and 0.46% English, French and a non-official language.[9]



The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is in charge of English-language elementary and secondary schools in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. EMSB elementary schools include: John Caboto, Cedarcrest, Parkdale and St. Dorothy.




The borough is also served by one commuter rail station of the Agence métropolitaine de transport. Bois-de-Boulogne station on the Saint-Jérôme line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd. Bois-Franc station on the Deux-Montagnes line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd. in nearby Saint-Laurent. Two more commuter rail stations are under construction in the borough. Ahuntsic and Sauvé will both be on the future Repentigny-Mascouche line.


Main boulevards include L'Acadie, Gouin, Laurentian and Salaberry.



Sports and recreation

Ahuntsic-Cartierville features large parks along its riverside, such as Île Perry[6] and Parc de l'Île de la Visitation, which offer views of the river and of nearby Laval, Quebec. Marcelin Wilson Park, situated on L'Acadie Boulevard and further away from Rivière des Prairies, has an arena, a skate park, a pool, a playground, tennis courts and soccer fields. The borough is also traversed by the Route Verte, a province-wide network of bicycle paths. The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, located at 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue, is one of the main sport complexes in the area. The area was formerly the home of the Belmont Park amusement park.

The Orioles de Montréal baseball team of the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec play their home games at Marcel-Clement Field located in Ahuntsic Park.

See also


External links

  • Borough website (French)

