Outremont(French pronunciation:[utʁəmɔ̃]) is an affluent residentialborough(arrondissement) of the city ofMontreal,Quebec,Canada. It consists entirely of theformer cityon theIsland of Montrealin southwesternQuebec.The neighbourhood is inhabited largely byFrancophones,and is also home to aHasidic Jewishcommunity. Since the 1950s, Outremont has been mostly residential, but some streets such as Van Horne, Bernard and Laurier have many commercial buildings.
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 Location of Outremont on the Island of Montreal. (Light grey areas indicate City of Montreal). | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montreal(06) |
| Created | January 1, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Outremont |
| Provincial | Mont-Royal–Outremont |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| •Mayor | Laurent Desbois(EM) |
| • FederalMP(s) | Rachel Bendayan(LPC) |
| • QuebecMNA(s) | Michelle Setlakwe(PLQ) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.9 km2(1.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,954 |
| • Density | 6,221.8/km2(16,114/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 9,170 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | (514) and (438) |
| Website | outremont.ville.montreal.qc.ca |
The most important road[clarification needed]in Outremont isCôte-Sainte-Catherine Road,where the borough hall is located. The neighborhood's major commercial streets areLaurier Avenue,Bernard Avenue, andVan Horne Avenue.
Geography
editA separate city until the 2000municipal mergers,Outremont is located north of downtown, on the north-western side ofMount Royal– its name means "beyond the mountain" although it encompasses Murray Hill (colline d'Outremont), one of the three peaks that make up Mount Royal. It was named for the house –Outre-Mont– built c. 1830 forLouis-Tancrède Bouthillier,a former Sheriff ofMontreal.
The borough is bounded to the northwest byMount Royal,to the northeast byVilleray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionandRosemont–La Petite-Patrie,to the east byLe Plateau-Mont-Royaland theMile Enddistrict, to the south byVille-Marie,and to the west byCôte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.TheMount Royal Cemeteryis located in the south eastern tip of the borough.
Toponymy
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The area was originally known as Côte Sainte-Catherine. The name Outremont came from how it was called at the time by travelers. Travelers who wished to travel north from downtown Montreal had to go "through" the mountain as in "Outre-Mont".
In 1833,Louis-Tancrède Bouthillierbuilt a country residence that he namedOutre-Mont;it still exists today on Rue McDougall. The term Outremont gradually becomes the term used to designate the region.
History
editIn 1875, Louis Beaubien, a federal representative, gets a federal sanction for the village. To achieve the minimum amount of residence needed, Louis Beaubien counts barns and other farm buildings as residences. The town changes its name from Cote-Sainte-Catherine to Outremont. The village is home to only 300 souls.
In 1927, Outremont became the first place in the world to use asnow blowerto clear its streets in the winter. It was the first production model of Canadian inventor Arthur Sicard's Sicard Industries.[5]
Canadian Prime MinisterPierre Elliott Trudeauwas born and raised in Outremont.
Features
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Outremont is served by theOutremontandÉdouard-Montpetitstations on theBlue Lineof theMontreal Metro.(Édouard-Montpetit station is actually located inCôte-des-Neiges,but right on the Outremont border).
Major thoroughfares include Avenue Van Horne and chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, with avenue Bernard and avenue Laurier as the principal shopping and dining areas. The area has a number of trendy restaurants, cafés and shops. Residents include a substantial percentage of expatriates from France. There is also a sizable Hassidic Jewish community, representing about 20% of Outremont's population, which resides mainly in the eastern and northern portions of the borough.[6]Many Jewish synagogues, schools and businesses can be found on avenues Van Horne, Bernard and St-Viateur.[7]
Among the attractions in the mainly residential community are theMount Royal Cemetery,the Salle Claude-Champagne, the Théâtre Outremont, the Saint-Grégoire-l'Illuminateur Armenian Cathedral and part of theUniversité de Montréalcampus.
Outremont also has a rail yard along its northern border. The rail yard has been purchased by the Université de Montréal and is to be developed to house its hospital complex, its research faculties and the faculty of Health Sciences (Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal).
Outremont was twinned as asister citywithOakwood,OhioandLe Vésinet,France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 30,881 | — |
| 1971 | 28,550 | −7.5% |
| 1976 | 27,089 | −5.1% |
| 1981 | 24,338 | −10.2% |
| 1986 | 23,080 | −5.2% |
| 1991 | 22,935 | −0.6% |
| 1996 | 22,571 | −1.6% |
| 2001 | 22,933 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 22,897 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 23,566 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 23,954 | +1.6% |
Home language (2016)
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 13,885 | 61% |
| English | 4,260 | 19% |
| Other languages | 4,460 | 20% |
Mother Tongue (2016)
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 13,160 | 58% |
| English | 3,075 | 13% |
| Other languages | 6,650 | 29% |
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Not a visible minority | 20,995 | 90.3% |
| Visible minorities | 2,255 | 9.7% |
Politics
editFederal and provincial elections
editThe borough is entirely contained within the federal riding ofOutremontand the provincial riding of theMont-Royal–Outremont.
Borough council
editThe borough is represented onMontreal City Councilby its borough mayor alone. The borough is further divided into four districts, each of which elects one borough councillor. The current borough administration was elected in the November 2021 municipal elections.
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
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| — | Borough mayor Montreal city councillor |
Laurent Desbois | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Claude-Ryan | Borough councillor | Mindy Pollak | Projet Montréal | |
| Jeanne-Sauvé | Borough councillor | Caroline Braun | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Joseph-Beaubien | Borough councillor | Valérie Patreau | Projet Montréal | |
| Robert-Bourassa | Borough councillor | Marie Potvin | Ensemble Montréal |
Education
editTheCommission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoysoperates Francophone public schools.[8]
Adult schools include:
- Centre d’éducation des adultes Outremont
Specialized schools include:
- Secondaire Adapté à ta Situation SAS[9]
Secondary schools include:
- École secondaire Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'Outremont
- Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie
- ‘’Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Primary schools include:
- Guy-Drummond
- Lajoie
- Nouvelle-Querbes
- Saint-Germain-d'Outremont
- Buissonnière - Saint-Anne
Additionally, Collège Stanislas, a primary and secondary school is in Outremont.
TheLester B. Pearson School Board(LBPSB) andEnglish Montreal School Board(EMSB) operate Anglophone public schools in the greater Montreal area.
Public libraries
editTheMontreal Public Libraries Networkoperates the Robert-Bourassa Branch in Outremont.[10]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Schnoor, R. F. (2002)."Tradition and Innovation in an Ultra-Orthodox Community: The Hasidim Of Outremont."Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes,10. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.19956
References
edit- ^"Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Outremont (Montreal)".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-01-06.Retrieved2012-03-14.
- ^"Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: OUTREMONT (Quebec)".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-18.Retrieved2009-04-22.
- ^"Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: OUTREMONT".
- ^ab"PROFIL SOCIODÉMOGRAPHIQUE Recensement 2016"(PDF)(in French).Retrieved2023-08-09.
- ^About Sicard
- ^Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile
- ^Schnoor, Randal F. (2002)."Tradition and Innovation in an Ultra-Orthodox Community: The Hasidim Of Outremont".Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes.10:53–73.doi:10.25071/1916-0925.19956.
- ^"ÉCOLES ET CENTRES."Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys.Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^"École du SAS le secondaire adapté à ta situation".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-05-04.Retrieved2023-08-09.
- ^"Les bibliothèques par arrondissement."Montreal Public Libraries Network.Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
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