Anjou () is a

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(''

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'') of the city of

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. Prior to its 2002 merger it was an independent city. Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as known as ''Ville d'Anjou''.

Geography

The borough is located in the eastern end of the

island of Montreal The Island of Montreal (french: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities including most of the city of Montreal and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main ...

. The borough largely retained its former municipality logo, although the borough's logo is used on fleet vehicles without Montreal's logo. On fleet vehicles, the text reads "Ville de Montréal, arrondissement Anjou." The borough is bordered to the north and east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, to the south by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Montréal-Est, to the west by

Saint Leonard Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haut ...

, and at the northwestern corner by Montréal-Nord. It has an area of 13.7 km² and a population of nearly 42,796.

Features

The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) exits 80 and 82 located within its borders. Exits 6,7,8, (9 and 10 Northbound only) of Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.) are also located in Anjou. Among other attractions, it contains the large

Les Galeries d'Anjou Galeries d'Anjou (formerly "CF Galeries d'Anjou") is a shopping mall located in the borough of Anjou in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Major tenants include Hudson's Bay, Simons, The Brick, Saks Off 5th, Winners and Sports Experts/Atmosphere. In addi ...

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which is one of the few mega malls located within the city of Montreal.

Federal and provincial elections

The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of

Anjou–Louis-Riel Anjou–Louis-Riel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located in northern Montreal and consists of the entire Anjou borough of Montreal plus a part of the Mercier–H ...

Borough council

Following the

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, the current borough council consists of the following councilors:

Demographics

Education

The Centre de Service Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the ''

École secondaire d'Anjou École secondaire d'Anjou is a francophone public co-educational secondary school located in most part in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and in small part in Anjou borough in Montreal. Part of the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île ...

''. Primary schools *''Albatros'' *''Cardinal-Léger'' *''Chénier'' *''Des Roseraies'' *''Jacques-Rousseau'' *''St-Joseph'' *''Wilfrid-Pelletier'' The English Montreal School Board operates Anglophone public schools: * Dalkeith Elementary School The borough has two libraries of the Montreal Public Libraries Network: Haut-Anjou and Jean-Corbeil.Les bibliothèques par arrondissement
" Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.

References

{{Authority control Populated places established in 1956 Populated places disestablished in 2002 Former municipalities in Quebec Former cities in Quebec Boroughs of Montreal 1956 establishments in Quebec 2002 disestablishments in Quebec