Pierrefonds-Roxboro () is a
borough
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History
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of the city of
Montreal
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. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city.
Geography
It is composed of the former municipalities of
Pierrefonds and
Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the
West Island
The West Island (, ) is the unofficial name given to the city, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Lachine (specific ...
. Besides its land borders with the borough of
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève () is a Boroughs of Montreal, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal.
History
On 24 October 1678, the government of Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted ÃŽle Bizard, then named ÃŽle Bonaventure as a ...
, as well as the boroughs of
Saint-Laurent and
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...
to the east, it borders the municipalities of
Senneville,
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue () is an Greater Montreal, on-island suburb located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish ...
,
Kirkland, and
Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
The borough has an area of 27.1 km
2 (10½ sq. mi.) and a population of 69,297.
Pierrefonds has the largest nature park in the City of Montreal, the
Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park. It is also home to several English elementary schools (St. Anthony School, St. Charles School, Greendale, Terry Fox School, Kingsdale Academy) as well as the public English high school,
Pierrefonds Community High School. There are also three French private schools, Collège Charlemagne, Collège Beaubois and École Charles-Perrault.
Roxboro has two nature parks known as Roxboro Island and Roxboro Woods, three elementary schools (Lalande, French; Charles A. Kirkland, English; and Socrates, Greek) as well as a small
library
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and a large library. It also had a Federal Canada Post office . The former headquarters of the Roxboro Volunteer Fire Brigade is now Station 58 of the
Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal and houses a single engine company. The adjacent former Roxboro Town Hall houses the Fire Prevention officers for Fire Division 11, and also serves as a borough point of service for the Roxboro area.
Politics
Federally, it is part of the ridings of
Lac-Saint-Louis and
Pierrefonds-Dollard, provincially, it's part of
Nelligan and
Robert-Baldwin.
Transportation
The borough was served by the
Sunnybrooke and
Roxboro-Pierrefonds stations on the
Deux-Montagnes commuter train line. Major thoroughfares include
Saint Charles Boulevard,
Saint Jean Boulevard,
Des Sources Boulevard, as well as
Gouin, and
Pierrefonds Boulevards.
Autoroute 13 also crosses the easternmost part of the borough.
Demographics
Source:
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According to the ]Office québécois de la langue française
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Established on 24 March 1961 by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage, the ...
, the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality since 2005-12-07. It is the sole borough in the City of Montreal to be bilingual.
Education
The '' Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys'' operates Francophone public schools, but were previously operated by the '' Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys'' until June 15, 2020. The change was a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistic
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.
Specialized schools:
* '' École secondaire Rose-Virginie-Pelletier'' (RVP)
High schools:
* '' École secondaire de l'Altitude''
Primary schools:
* ''du Grand-Chêne''
* ''Harfang-des-Neiges''
* ''Lalande''
* ''Murielle-Dumont''
* ''Perce-Neige''
* ''Saint-Gérard''
* ''Charles-Perrault''
The '' Lester B. Pearson School Board'' (LBPSB) operates Anglophone public schools.
Vocational Education:
* ''West Island Career Centre''
High schools:
* '' Pierrefonds Community High School''
Elementary Schools:
* ''Beechwood Elementary School''
* ''Greendale Elementary School''
* ''St. Anthony Elementary School''
* ''St. Charles Elementary School''
* ''Terry Fox Elementary School''
* ''Kingsdale Academy''
* In addition, ''Westpark Elementary'' and ''Wilder-Penfield Elementary'' in Dollard-des-Ormeaux and ''Margaret Manson Elementary School'' in Kirkland serve portions of the borough.
Public libraries
The Montreal Public Libraries Network
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operates the Pierrefonds Branch (13 555, boulevard Pierrefonds) and the William G. Boll Branch (110, rue Cartier) in the borough.Les bibliothèques par arrondissement
" Montreal Public Libraries Network
The Montreal Public Libraries Network ( , previously ''Réseau des bibliothèques publiques de Montréal'') is the public library system on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is the largest French language public library system in North ...
. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
See also
*
Boroughs of Montreal
The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French language, French, ''arrondissements''), each with a mayor and council.
Powers
The borough council is responsible for:
*Fire prevention
*Removal of household waste and ...
*
Districts of Montreal
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Ahuntsic-Cartierville
* Ahuntsic
* Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Nouveau-Bordeaux
* Cartierville ...
*
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
References
External links
Borough website
{{Authority control
Boroughs of Montreal
Bilingual cities and towns in Quebec