- Anjou, Quebec
Anjou is a community on the
Island of Montreal in southwesternQuebec ,Canada . Formerly known as Ville d'Anjou (the City of Anjou), it was amalgamated into the city ofMontreal onJanuary 1 ,2002 . The community is now aborough of the city of Montreal.Geography
The borough is located in the eastern end of the island. It was a separate city until the
2002 municipal mergers.The borough is bordered to the north and east by
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles , to the south byMercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Montréal-Est, to the west by Saint Leonard, and at the northwestern corner byMontreal North .It has an area of 13.60 km² and a population of 38,015.
Features
The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) and Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.). Among other attractions, it contains the large
Les Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall .Federal and provincial elections
The entire borough is located within the federal
riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of Anjou.Borough council
The current borough mayor is
Luis Miranda .The borough is divided into three districts:
* Anjou-Centre
* Anjou-Est
* Anjou-OuestThe current city councillors are
Luis Miranda andCarol Beaupré ; the additional borough councillor isAndrée Henault .ee also
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Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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