The urban agglomeration of Longueuil was created on January 1, 2006 as a result of the
de-amalgamation process brought upon by the
Charest government. It encompasses all the boroughs that were merged into the previous
city of Longueuil and still retains the same area as that mega-city.
The
urban agglomeration
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...
of Longueuil is coextensive with the
territory equivalent to a regional county municipality An equivalent territory (french: territoire équivalent), formally known as territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (french: territoires équivalents à une MRC), is a territorial unit used by Statistics Canada and the Institut de la ...
(TE) and
census division
Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-lev ...
(CD) of Longueuil, whose geographical code is 58.
In 2012, Longueuil mayor
Caroline St-Hilaire
Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil from November 10, 2009 to November 5, 2017. She was previously a Member of Parliam ...
proposed that the Urban agglomeration of Longueuil leave the
Montérégie
Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion.
The ...
and become its own
administrative region
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
.
History
Longueuil
merged
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...
on January 1, 2002 with the communities of
Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
,
Brossard
Brossard (, , ) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area. According to the 2021 census, Brossard's population was 91,525. It shares powers with the urban agglomeration of Longueuil a ...
,
Greenfield Park,
LeMoyne,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Monteregian Hills. The ...
,
Saint-Hubert, and
Saint-Lambert. These cities became
boroughs
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of the Longueuil megacity. Saint-Lambert and LeMoyne combined to become one borough called Saint-Lambert/LeMoyne. The former city of Longueuil was renamed
Le Vieux-Longueuil
Le Vieux-Longueuil is a borough in the city of Longueuil.
From 2002 to 2006, Le Vieux-Longueuil borough stood for what used to be the city of Longueuil from 1969 to 2002. The former city of Longueuil was composed of 3 cities merged in the 1960s: ...
borough.
The former city hall of Brossard, became the city hall for the new city of Longueuil.
On June 20, 2004, the former boroughs of
Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South Shore (Montreal), South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
,
Brossard
Brossard (, , ) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area. According to the 2021 census, Brossard's population was 91,525. It shares powers with the urban agglomeration of Longueuil a ...
,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Monteregian Hills. The ...
and
Saint-Lambert voted to
demerge
A demerger is a form of corporate restructuring in which the entity's business operations are segregated into one or more components. It is the converse of a merger or acquisition.
A demerger can take place through a spin-off by distributed or ...
from Longueuil to reconstitute themselves as municipalities on January 1, 2006. The rest of the city stayed intact.
The departure of Saint-Lambert from the city of Longueuil resulted in the immediate disbanding of the Saint-Lambert/LeMoyne borough. LeMoyne's small population and territory did not allow it to become a borough of its own. In 2005, the population of LeMoyne was given the choice to pick a new borough between Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park. Le Vieux-Longueuil ended up being the winner and amalgamated LeMoyne into its borough on January 1, 2006.
Following the demergers, Longueuil relocated its city hall from Brossard to Saint-Hubert, where it is still located.
Structure
According to the ''Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations'', the cities and boroughs of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil are structured as follows:
Central municipality
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Ville de Longueuil
**Borough of
Le Vieux-Longueuil
Le Vieux-Longueuil is a borough in the city of Longueuil.
From 2002 to 2006, Le Vieux-Longueuil borough stood for what used to be the city of Longueuil from 1969 to 2002. The former city of Longueuil was composed of 3 cities merged in the 1960s: ...
**Borough of
Greenfield Park
**Borough of
Saint-Hubert
Related municipalities
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Ville de Boucherville
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Ville de Brossard
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Ville de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
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Ville de Saint-Lambert
Population and representation by district
Agglomeration powers
Under this new system of municipal organization, the agglomeration city and the reconstituted cities (in this case, Boucherville, Brossard, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Lambert) share powers and responsibilities. The urban agglomeration is headed by an agglomeration council which exercises these agglomeration powers.
Demographics
Language
Mother tongue fro
2016 Canadian Census
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
*Autoroutes
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*Principal Highways
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*Secondary Highways:
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*External Routes:
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See also
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Longueuil City Council
The Longueuil City Council (in French: ''Conseil municipal de la Ville de Longueuil'') is the governing body of the mayor–council government in the city of Longueuil on Montreal's south shore, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada ...
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Municipal reorganization in Quebec
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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Urban agglomerations of Quebec
An agglomeration, or urban agglomeration, is an administrative division of Quebec at the local level that may group together a number of municipalities which were abolished as independent entities on 1 January 2002 but reconstituted on 1 Januar ...
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Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...
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List of mayors of Longueuil
This article is a list about the mayors of Longueuil, Quebec and the municipalities that were folded into Longueuil to make the current city.
History
Before 1961, seven separate communities existed to form what is today known as Longueuil. They ...
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Boroughs of Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie, Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the South Shore (Montreal), south shore of t ...
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References
External links
Bill 6 (An Act to amend various legislative provisions respecting municipal affairs) as applied to the Ville de LongueuilReconstituted municipalities
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Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River
Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...
Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...
Montérégie
Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...