St. Leonard, Quebec
Saint- Léonard is one of 19 arrondissements of the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Québec. Before 2002 it was a separate municipality. In 2011, the 13.5 km ² large city district counted 75 707 inhabitants.
Geography
Saint- Léonard is located in the northern part of the Ile de Montréal. Adjacent arrondissements the city of Montreal Anjou are in the north, and Mercier - Hochelaga -Maisonneuve in the East, Rosemont -La Petite- Patrie in the southeast, Villeray -Saint -Michel- Parc- Extension in the south and Montréal-Nord in the West.
History
1886 saw the establishment of the parish of Saint- Léonard- de-Port -Maurice. It was created by cessions of territory of the municipalities Sault -au- Recollet and Longue- Pointe. The name reminds Leonard of Porto Maurizio, a canonized Franciscan monk. In 1915, the northern part split off (this territory today corresponds to Anjou Arrondissement ), the southern part was given the status of a city while.
Until the mid- 1950s, the area was rural in character, but then began an unprecedented period of growth. Within 15 years the population increased by more than fifty times at (925 inhabitants in 1956, 52,040 inhabitants in 1971 ). This was due a large development project a Montreal housing association. Most of the new inhabitants were Italian immigrants. 1962 changed its name to the town of Saint- Léonard. On 1 January 2002, it merged with Montreal and has since formed a district.
Population
According to the 2011 census counted Saint-Léonard 75 707 inhabitants, / corresponds to a population density of 5608 inhabitants km ². Of those surveyed, 31.8% French and 8.1% English as their native language. Other important languages include Italian ( 25.7 % ), Arabic (11.8% ), Spanish ( 7.1%) and Haitian ( 3.3%). The proportion of non-official languages is higher than in Saint- Léonard in any other district, the Italian clearly predominates.
Attractions
- Saint- Léonard- cave
- Church of Saint- Léonard- de-Port -Maurice