Anjou () is a
borough (''
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...
'') of the Canadian city of
Montreal
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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 ''Ville d'Anjou''. Anjou has a predominantly
Francophone population.
Geography
The borough is located in the eastern end of the
island of Montreal. 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-Léonard, and at the northwestern corner by
Montréal-Nord.
It has an area of 13.7 km
2 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 shopping mall which is one of the few mega malls located within the city of Montreal. The
Blue line extension of the
Montreal Metro which is expected to be completed in 2029 will have one new station located in Anjou with two entrances located on both sides of Autoroute 25.
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. It is represented in the
House of Commons
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by
Éric St-Pierre of the
Liberal Party and in the
National Assembly by
Karine Boivin Roy of
Coalition Avenir Québec.
Borough council
Following the
2021 Montreal municipal election
Municipal elections were held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 7, 2021, as part of the 2021 Quebec municipal elections. Voters elected 103 representatives in a First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post electoral system. ...
, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
Demographics
Education

The
Centre de Service Scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'ÃŽle operates French-language public schools. The secondary school is the ''
École secondaire d'Anjou''.
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.
See also
*
List of former cities in Quebec
*
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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