Longueuil () is a city in the province of

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. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the

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. It sits on the south shore of the

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directly across from

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. The population as of the

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totalled 254,483, making it Montreal's second largest suburb, the fifth most populous city in Quebec and twentieth largest in Canada. Charles Le Moyne founded Longueuil as a ''

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'' in 1657. It would become a parish in 1845, a village in 1848, a town in 1874 and a city in 1920. Between 1961 and 2002, Longueuil's borders grew three times, as it was amalgamated with surrounding municipalities; there was a strong de-amalgamation in 2006 (see

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). Longueuil is a residential, commercial and industrial city. It incorporates some

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features, but is essentially a

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. Longueuil can be classified as a

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as a large portion of its residents commute to work in Montreal. Most buildings are single-family homes constructed in the post-war period. The city consists of three boroughs:

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 1 ...

, Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park. Longueuil is the seat of the

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of Longueuil. Residents of the city are called ''Longueuillois''.

History

The territory of

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was divided into

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in order to ensure the colony's defence. Longueuil was founded in 1657 by Charles Le Moyne, a merchant from Ville-Marie (present day Montreal), as a

. According to Abbé Faillon, Charles Le Moyne, lord of the area starting in 1657, named Longueuil after the village of

Longueil Longueil may refer to: ; Communes in France * Longueil, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime department * Longueil-Annel, in the Oise department * Longueil-Sainte-Marie, in the Oise department ; People * Christophe de Longueil, Belgian humanis ...

(note slightly different spelling) which is today the seat of a canton in the district of

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in his homeland of

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. His son, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil, built

Fort Longueuil Fort Longueuil was a stone fort that stood in Longueuil, in Quebec, Canada from 1690 to 1810. Fort Longueuil was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on May 25, 1923. The historic site includes the archaeological site of the fort, whi ...

as his fortified residence. It was constructed of stone between 1685 and 1690 and had four towers. Fort Longueuil was believed to be occupied by

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troops during the

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. It was subsequently occupied by the

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. It was demolished in 1810 due to its poor condition. The archaeological remains of Fort Longueuil were recognized as a

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on May 25, 1923. The site extends beneath the present-day Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Cathedral. The seigneurial system ended in 1845 and Longueuil was turned into a parish municipality named Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil. In 1848, a portion detached from the parish and officially established as the village of Longueuil. This same village became a town in 1874, and then a city in 1920. Musician

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notably served as the city's mayor from 1935 to 1966. Longueuil's city limits expanded for the first time in 1961 when it merged with

Montréal-Sud Montreal-South (, ) was a suburb of Montreal located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River founded in 1906. Montreal-South was created from land of the Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil parish. Originally a village in its first five years, Montr ...

, and again in 1969 when it merged with

Ville Jacques-Cartier Ville Jacques-Cartier () was a city located on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was named after the founder of New France, Jacques Cartier. Now a defunct municipality, its former territory makes up about a quarter of the current c ...

. In both cases, Longueuil was chosen as the name of the new city. On January 1, 2002, as part of the

, the provincial government amalgamated the former Longueuil with

Boucherville Boucherville () is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and the Montreal Metropolitan ...

Brossard Brossard ( , , ) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal, Greater Montreal area. According to the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, Brossard's population was 91,525. It shares powers with ...

, 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 Hill ...

, Saint-Hubert and Saint-Lambert. As with the 1960s, the name Longueuil was chosen for the new city. However, after a change of government and a 2004 referendum, Boucherville, Brossard, Saint-Lambert and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville were re-constituted as independent cities on January 1, 2006. As such, the current city of Longueuil now includes only the former cities of Longueuil (1969–2002), Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park and LeMoyne.

Geography

Longueuil occupies 115.59 square kilometres (44.6 sq mi) of land. The city is bordered by the cities of Saint-Lambert to the west,

to the southwest,

to the northeast,

to the east, and the

and Montreal to the northwest. The city of Longueuil is located approximately 7 kilometres (5 mi) east of

on the south shore of the

. Longueuil is located in the Saint Lawrence River

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, and is a vast

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. Areas near the river were originally

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land with

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, and later prime agricultural land. Agricultural land still exists in the portions of the city furthest from the river. The city of Longueuil also includes

Île Charron Charron Island () is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, the westernmost of the Îles de Boucherville archipelago, near Îles-de-Boucherville National Park to the northeast of Montreal. It is part of the city of Longueuil, and is connected ...

, a small

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in the Saint Lawrence River, and part of the Boucherville Islands. Street addresses in Longueuil increase west and east from the Chemin de Chambly, with suffixes of "Ouest" and "Est" used on east–west streets that cross it, and south from the Saint Lawrence River. (As in Montreal, the local cardinal directions are skewed to align with the shore of the river, and local grid "north" is closer to geographic northwest.)

Climate

, Longueuil is classified as

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hemiboreal Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or boreal) zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems. Botany A hemiboreal forest has some characteristics of a boreal forest to the north, an ...

(

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''Dfb''). Longueuil has long winters, lasting from November to March, short springs during April and May, average summers, lasting from June to August, and short autumns during September and October.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Longueuil had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Of the 147,805 workers in Longueuil, the median income was $36,400, which is above Quebec's provincial average of $36,000. Among the 69,945 full-time workers, the median income was $58,000 or slightly below the provincial average. Several of Montreal's most impoverished neighborhoods are located in Longueuil.

Language

As of the

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French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

was the

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language of 71.9% of Longueuil's residents while

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was the first language of 5.8%. Other languages were spoken by 17.8% of the population, with the most spoken being

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(4.5%),

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(2.9%),

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

(0.9%),

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(0.9%), Portuguese (0.8%),

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

(0.8%),

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

(0.7%) and

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(0.7%). These figures include multiple responses.

Ethnicity

People of European origins made up 73.4% of the population in 2021. The largest visible minority groups are

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(9.9%),

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(4.6%),

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(4.4%),

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

(1.7%),

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(1.3%), and

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(1.1%).2021 Community Profiles - Longueuil
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Economy

Although a large portion of Longueuil's work force commutes to Montreal, the city nevertheless offers many jobs in a diverse range of industries. Above all, Longueuil benefits from having very low

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despite its close proximity to Montreal. Longueuil is particularly strong in the

aerospace Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial, and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and astron ...

industry. It is home to the headquarters of both

Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC or P&WC) is a Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer. PWC's headquarters are in Longueuil, Quebec, south of Montreal. It is a division of the larger US-based Pratt & Whitney (P&W), itself a business unit of RTX ...

and

Héroux-Devtek Héroux-Devtek Inc. is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and overhaul of landing gear, actuation systems and components for the aerospace market. Founded in 1942, the company's head office is ...

. Pratt & Whitney Canada is Longueuil's top employer with 5,000 employees, while Héroux-Devtek has 550 employees. Also located in Longueuil is the headquarters of the

Canadian Space Agency The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; ) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the ''Canadian Space Agency Act''. The President of the Canadian Space Agency, president is Lisa Campbell (civil servant), Lisa Campbell, who took ...

( John H. Chapman Space Center), adjacent to

Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport (), formerly known as Montréal Saint-Hubert - Longueuil Airport (Aéroport Montréal Saint-Hubert - Longueuil) or Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, and still commonly referred to as St-Hubert airport, is l ...

Pascan Aviation 9736140 Canada Inc., doing business as Pascan Aviation, is a regional airline based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Based at Montreal Metropolitan Airport in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Pascan operates scheduled flights within Quebe ...

has its headquarters in Saint-Hubert, Longueuil. Other companies based in Longueuil include

Agropur Agropur Cooperative is a Canadian dairy cooperative founded on August 24, 1938, in Granby, Quebec, by L.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers, and 86 local dairy producers. Headquartered in Saint-Hubert, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, Agropur has grown to b ...

Innergex Renewable Energy Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is a developer, owner and operator of run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, wind energy, and solar farms in North America, France and South America. While many of the firm's operational assets are located in its hom ...

, and the Canadian subsidiary of

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. In 2002 Artemano Canada, a home furnishing company was founded, with warehouse & distribution centre located in Longueuil. In 2008,

Canadian Business ''Canadian Business'' is the longest-publishing business magazine based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and founded in 1927. The print edition terminated in the end of 2016. Beginning in January 2017, the magazine was published online only. In Octob ...

ranked Longueuil as the 30th best place to do business in Canada.

Arts and culture

The Longueuil International Percussion Festival, which features 500 musicians, takes place over six days in July in the neighbourhood of

Old Longueuil Old Longueuil () is a historic neighbourhood located in the borough of the same name, in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The neighbourhood essentially corresponds to the pre-1961 city of Longueuil and is bordered to the west by Joliette st ...

, and draws 200,000 visitors per year.

Attractions

There are three

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in Longueuil, Parc Marie-Victorin and

Parc Michel-Chartrand Parc Michel-Chartrand, formerly known as the Parc régional de Longueuil, is a large park located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1895 Rue Adoncour in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. It is in area. It offers of Cross-countr ...

in Le Vieux-Longueuil and Parc de la Cité in Saint-Hubert. It is also home to a

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, the

Boisé du Tremblay The Boisé du Tremblay is a wooded area in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The wooded area is located partially in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil and partially within the city of Boucherville. The territory of the woods is , of which belongs to ...

, which is partially in Le Vieux-Longueuil and partially in

. There are seven arenas: Cynthia Coull Arena in Greenfield Park; Aréna Émile-Butch-Bouchard, Aréna Jacques-Cartier, Aréna Olympia and

Colisée Jean Béliveau The Colisée Jean-Béliveau (originally known as Aréna Jacques-Cartier) is a multi-purpose arena built in 1966 in Longueuil, Quebec, and home to the ice hockey team of Le Collège Français de Longueuil, that play in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey ...

in Le Vieux-Longueuil; and Centre sportif Gaétan-Boucher and Centre sportif Rosanne-Laflamme in Saint-Hubert. Notable places of worship include the

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Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue () is a co-cathedral in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, on Montreal's south shore. It is located on the corner of Rue Saint-Charles and Chemin Chambly in the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. It is dedicated to ...

, the Église Nouvelle vie evangelical church, , and the Montréal Québec Temple of

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Sport

Government

Municipal

The mayor is Catherine Fournier. She is the fifth mayor of Longueuil since the 2002

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. The previous mayor was Sylvie Parent, who was elected on Nov. 5, 2017 Businessman

Jacques Olivier Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier, PC (born April 14, 1944) is a Canadian politician, businessman and labour leader. He was mayor of Longueuil, Quebec, from 2001 until 2005 and is a former Member of Parliament. Background and early career A ho ...

who once served as

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served as mayor from 2002 until 2005. The second mayor of Longueuil was

Claude Gladu Claude Gladu (born January 13, 1942) is the former mayor of the city of Longueuil, Quebec. He served as mayor from 1994 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2009. Gladu started his career as a firefighter for Ville Jacques-Cartier in the 1960s. He first se ...

, serving from 2006 to 2009. He also happened to be mayor of the former city of Longueuil from 1994 to 2002. Former member of the

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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 Parli ...

was the third mayor from 2009 to 2017. The city's three boroughs are

, Greenfield Park and Saint-Hubert. In total there are 26 city councillors, including one borough president each. Greenfield Park has three councillors and its borough president is Mireille Carrière of Action Longueuil. Saint-Hubert has eight councillors and its borough president is Lorraine Guay-Boivin of Action Longueuil. Le Vieux-Longueuil has fifteen councillors and its borough president is Michel Desjardins of the Parti municipal de Longueuil. Longueuil's city hall is located in the borough of Saint-Hubert, on the edge of the city.

Federal and provincial

Federally, Longueuil is part of three electoral districts. The riding of

Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Saint- ...

, is represented by

Sherry Romanado Sherry Romanado (born April 12, 1974) is a school administrator, public relations officer, and Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Romanado was first ...

. The riding of Longueuil-Saint-Hubert is represented by Pierre Nantel. The riding of Montarville, is represented by Michel Picard. Provincially, Longueuil is represented in four electoral districts. The electoral district of Laporte includes the boroughs of Greenfield Park and Saint-Hubert, and is represented by

Nicole Ménard Nicole Ménard (born December 27, 1948, in Saint-Constant, Quebec) is a Quebec politician. She was the Quebec Liberal Party member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Laporte in the Montérégie region from 2007 to 2022, serving ...

of the

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. The electoral district of

Marie-Victorin Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (; April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. Marie-Victorin gained worldwide fame as the author of Flore laurentien ...

, which includes the western portion of Le Vieux-Longueuil, is represented by Catherine Fournier of the

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(PQ). The electoral district of

Taillon Taillon () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil. It was created ...

, which covers the eastern portion of Le Vieux-Longueuil is represented by

Marie Malavoy Marie Malavoy (born March 23, 1948, in Berlin, Germany) is a Canadian politician and teacher. She was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Taillon in the Montérégie region for the Parti Québécois. Following the P ...

of the PQ. The electoral district of Vachon, which covers the borough of Saint-Hubert, is represented by

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (; born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to t ...

of the PQ.

Infrastructure

Commuting patterns

According to the 2006 Census, about 39,485 city residents (17.2% of the total population) commute to work in Montreal on a daily basis, while only 38,090 residents (16.6%) work in the city itself. A further 6,915 residents (3.0%) work in Boucherville every day, 4,775 (2.1%) work in Brossard, 2,795 (1.2%) in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and 1,815 (0.8%) work in Saint-Lambert, the four other constituent cities of the Longueuil agglomeration. By contrast only 8,845 people commute from Montreal to work in Longueuil every day, while 4,080 people commute from Brossard to work in Longueuil, 2,940 people commute from Boucherville, 2,090 from Sainte-Julie, 1,825 from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, 1,815 from Chambly, and 1,810 from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Roads

The

between the

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and the south shore is traversed by only five automobile crossings. Two of these are in Longueuil, the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel (part of Autoroute 25) and the

Jacques Cartier Bridge The Jacques Cartier Bridge () is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, to the South Shore (Montreal), south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge crosses Saint Helen's ...

(part of Route 134). Autoroute 20 is an important highway in Longueuil, bordering the Saint Lawrence River in the

borough, where it co-exists with Autoroute René-Lévesque (Route 132), and finally heading eastward toward

. Autoroute 30 crosses the Saint-Hubert borough in the southern part of the city, between the cities of

and

. Route 116 is another major highway, with its western terminus located in LeMoyne, heading east through the borough of Saint-Hubert toward Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Route 112 co-exists with Route 116 from LeMoyne to Cousineau Boulevard in Saint-Hubert, where it heads southeast toward

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. Route 134 is a major artery, perhaps better known by its more common names: the Jacques Cartier Bridge on the portion crossing the Saint-Lawrence River, and

Taschereau Boulevard Taschereau Boulevard is a major suburban boulevard located on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a section of Quebec Route 134 and runs from Longueuil to Candiac (junction of Autoroute 15). It is named after the prominent Quebe ...

which connects the bridge to all three boroughs of Longueuil, and southward toward the city of Brossard.

Public transportation

The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) provides

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in Longueuil. There are 80 bus routes and 12

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routes, with a ridership of approximately 18 million passengers in 2022. Ridership prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was approximately 30 million passengers. Almost all bus lines of the RTL terminate at the Longueuil Bus Terminus, or the Panama REM station in nearby

. Prior to the opening of the REM South Shore branch, many buses normally terminating at Panama station crossed the Champlain Bridge during peak hours to arrive at the

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in downtown Montreal (under the

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office tower, at Bonaventure Metro). The city is also served by the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke

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station, adjacent to the Longueuil bus terminus. The station connects to downtown

via the Yellow Line of the Metro. The

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(RTM) runs the

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commuter train Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled tr ...

line also serves the south shore. The only commuter train station in the city of Longueuil is Longueuil–Saint-Hubert station. Until the mid-1950s, Longueuil was served by interurban streetcars operated by the

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. Longueuil also has a small airport, Saint-Hubert Airport. It is one of Canada's most important

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airports, ranked 12th busiest airport by aircraft movements.- Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
A small

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, the '' Réal-Bouvier Marina'' is located on the

in the borough of

. The Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry is a seasonal

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service links the Réal-Bouvier Marina to the Jacques Cartier Pier in the

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Hospitals

The city is served by two hospitals. The Charles-LeMoyne Hospital is a

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affiliated hospital in the borough of Greenfield Park. It is the main hospital for Longueuil, as well as the neighbouring cities of Saint-Lambert and

. The Pierre-Boucher Hospital is a smaller hospital in the borough of

which serves Le Vieux-Longueuil,

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, Sainte-Julie, Saint-Amable,

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, Calixa-Lavallée and

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Education

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The city of Longueuil is served by several educational institutions. Both the

and

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maintain campuses in the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. There is one

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in Longueuil,

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, located in Le Vieux-Longueuil. Collège Édouard-Montpetit has an aerotechnic school,

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located at a separate campus in the borough of Saint-Hubert near Saint-Hubert Airport. There are two technical and professional colleges, both located in Le Vieux-Longueuil: these are the Pierre-Dupuy Professional Formation Centre and Collège Info-Technique.

Primary and secondary schools

Public

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schools are operated by the

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. There are three secondary schools in Longueuil operated by the Riverside School Board:

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in Greenfield Park,

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in Saint-Hubert, and

Saint-Lambert International High School Saint-Lambert International High School (previously known as Chambly Academy or Chambly County High School) is a public École secondaire, secondary school, in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 675 Green Stree ...

in Saint-Lambert. Public

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schools are operated by the

Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin (, CSSMV) is a French language, French-language school service centre operating in the Province of Quebec, Canada and serving the tables of Longueuil (boroughs of Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, S ...

. There are seven secondary schools in Longueuil operated by that district.

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and

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are in Greenfield Park.

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and

École secondaire Mgr-A.M.-Parent École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

are in Saint-Hubert. École secondaire Gérard-Filion, École secondaire Jacques-Rousseau and

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are in Le Vieux-Longueuil. Prior to 1998 the

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served the municipality. There are also three

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francophone secondary schools, all of which are in Le Vieux-Longueuil. They are

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, Collège Français and Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

Media

Longueuil and the other cities in the agglomeration are served by two free weekly

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newspapers. Le Courrier du Sud, published by

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, is the oldest, and contains inserts tailored to specific boroughs ("Le Journal de Saint-Hubert" for Saint-Hubert and "Le Magazine" for Greenfield Park, LeMoyne and the city of Saint-Lambert).

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is a newer weekly, published by

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. Both "Le Courrier du Sud" and "Rive-Sud Express" are both home delivered as well as available in newspaper boxes. Point Sud is an independent monthly newspaper, also free of charge, that is carried on newspaper stands Longueuil is also served by the CHAA-FM 103.3 radio station. Another radio station, CHMP-FM 98.5 is officially licensed to Longueuil, despite both the studio and transmitter being located in Montreal. Residents of Longueuil and adjacent communities are also served by a local cable television station, Télé Rive-Sud (TVRS), which is owned by Quebecor Media and is an affiliate of

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. It is available to Videotron cable subscribers only.

Twin towns – sister cities

Longueuil is twinned with: *

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, United States *

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, Canada

Notable people

* Micheline Beauchemin (1929 – 2009), textile artist and weaver *

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, ice hockey player *

Jon Lajoie Jonathan Lajoie ( ; born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian comedian, actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, musician and Internet celebrity. He gained fame mostly from his YouTube channel, posting comedic original songs (ofte ...

, comedian *

Anthony Mantha Anthony Mantha-Pronovost (born September 16, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mantha was drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. ...

, ice hockey player for the

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Émilien Néron Émilien Néron (born December 28, 1998) is a Canadian actor from Longueuil, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as Simon in the 2011 film ''Monsieur Lazhar'', for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 14th Jutra ...

, actor *

Lysianne Proulx Lysianne Proulx (born April 17, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Canada national team. Early life Proulx began playing youth soccer in 2004, at age four with CS Boucherville, playing ...

, soccer player for

* Judith Sainte-Marie, painter *

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, Major League Baseball infielder for the

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Zviane Zviane (pen name of Sylvie-Anne Ménard; born in 1983 in Longueuil) is a comics creator (writer and artist) and a musician from Montréal, Quebec. Biography A musician since her youth, Zviane earned a baccalaureate in music from . She teaches mus ...

, graphic novelist

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Quebec Populated places established in 1657 Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River 1657 establishments in the French colonial empire