Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a

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of Montreal, Quebec, Canada located in the southeastern end of the island.

History

''See

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and

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hochelaga-Maisonneuve () is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada, situated in the east end of the island, generally to the south of the city's Olympic Stadium and east of downtown. Historically a poor neighbourhood, it has experienced significan ...

articles for a more detailed histories of respective areas'' Hochelaga was founded as a village in 1870, and annexed to Montreal in 1883. In response, dissatisfied landowners founded the village of Maisonneuve to the east. Maisonneuve grew rapidly and became known as ''the

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of Canada'' for its heavy industry, before finally being annexed to Montreal in 1918. These factories hired many workers, including immigrants and people from the surrounding countryside. They worked in the

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, tanning,

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, tobacco, food, and

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industries. In 1920, many factories closed and moved east to

. Mercier was an agglomeration of old villages: Beau-Rivage, Longue-Pointe and Tétreaultville. It was previously annexed to Montreal in 1910, before Maisonneuve. In 1960, the construction of the Autoroute 25 saw the demolition of many residential buildings in Mercier and divided it into two districts: Mercier-Ouest and Mercier-Est. Starting in the 1980s, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve suffered significant economic and social decline, gaining a bad reputation for poverty,

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and organized crime. In recent years Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, and to a much lesser extent Mercier, has experienced significant change and

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Geography

Located in the east end of the

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, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers. It is composed of the

, Mercier-Ouest (Longue-Pointe) and Mercier-Est (Tétraultville) areas. Each area has roughly the same population, but they differ in their commercial and social characteristics. The largely oblong borough is bordered to the west by Ville-Marie ( Centre-Sud), northwest by the borough of

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, on the northeast by Saint Leonard and

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, and to the east by Montréal-Est. To the south is the

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. Its main arteries running east to west are

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, Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Rue Ontario, Rue Hochelaga, Avenue Pierre De Coubertin and Rue Sherbrooke. It has an area of 25,4 km² and the evolution of industry and transportation has profoundly transformed the borough.

Demographics

Employment

The borough is often cast in a negative light, mainly due to its economic planning and high poverty rate. However, it is often neglected to mention that the borough, despite a descriptive accent on its poverty, has large industrial zones and is commercially dynamic. It is often considered 'up and coming' with new revitalization plans for its residential zones. According to 'Recensement des établissements et de l'emploi à Montréal (REEM 2000)' there's been an increase of 95% in professional and technical jobs in the borough. However, this can be attributed to

in the area, specifically in the Hochelaga district. The average family income in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is $48,544 and personal income of $29,919 are considerably below the

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average. Nearly 19% of the borough's population is considered low-income, and there are patches of poverty scattered throughout the borough and heavily concentrated in the

district.

Government

Borough council

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings: * Hochelaga * Honoré-Mercier *

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It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts: *

* Camille-Laurin *

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Features

The borough is bisected by Autoroute 25 and contains the Montreal entrance to the

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. It is served by the eastern end of the green line of the

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; the Honoré-Beaugrand and Radisson stations are connected to important bus termini. Attractions in the area include the

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, Saputo Stadium and

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, the Montreal Botanical Garden, the

Château Dufresne The Château Dufresne (also known as the ''Dufresne House'') is a historic building in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently functions as a historic house museum. History Built from 1915 to 1918, ...

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, the Marché Maisonneuve, the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and the

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shopping centre located at the intersection of Rue Sherbrooke Est and Autoroute 25. The

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also have a base, CFB Montreal, in the east of the borough. The borough is home to the Church of Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge-d'Hochelaga. The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Hochelaga, Langelier, Maisonneuve, and Mercier libraries.

Education

The borough has one French language cégep, College de Maisonneuve. The

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(CSDM) operates French-language public schools.

Elementary

*''École Baril'' *''École Notre-Dame-de-L'Assomption'' *''École Maisonneuve'' *''École Saint-Clément'' *''École Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Lasalle'' * ''École Notre-Dame-des-Victoires'' * ''École Saint-Nom-de-Jésus'' * ''École Louis Dupire'' * ''École Saint-Fabien'' * ''École Saint-Donat'' * ''École Boucher-De La Bruère'' * ''École Sainte-Louise-de-Marillac'' * ''École Sainte-Claire'' * ''École Saint-François-d'Assise'' * ''École Saint-Justin'' * ''École La Vérendrye'' * ''École Irénée-Lussier'' * ''École Armand-Lavergne'' * ''École Philippe-Labarre''

High school

*''École Sécondaire Chomedey-De Maisonneuve'' * ''École Sécondaire Marguerite-De Lajemmerais'' * ''École Secondaire Édouard-Montpetit'' * ''École Secondaire Académie Dunton'' * ''École Sécondaire Louise-Trichet''

Specialized

*''École des Métiers de la Construction de Montréal'' * ''École des Métiers de l'aérospatiale de Montréal'' *''École pour Adultes Centre Hochelaga-Maisonneuve'' *''École Eulalie-Durocher'' (for

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) * ''École de la Lancée'' (for boys with behavioural problems and in foster care) The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools.

Elementary

* ''Edward Murphy Elementary School''

High school

(for high school, students must go to nearby '' Vincent Massey Collegiate'' in Rosemont)

Gallery

References

La ville de Montreal, ''Arrondissement de Mercier-Hochelaga Maisonneuve: Plan strategic de developpement economique 2005-2008 (Plan D'action local pour l'economie et l'emploi)'' Le Groupe DBSF, Corporation de developpement de l'Est, May 2005

External links

Borough website
(in

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)
Historical buildings and picture of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve on IMTL.org
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