Montréal-Est, Quebec

Montréal- Est is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located on the Île de Montréal and forms an enclave within Montreal. The city has an area of ​​12.45 km ² and has 3,728 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

Montréal- Est is located in the north of Île de Montréal, on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. The community is surrounded on three sides by the Montreal metropolitan area, bordering the municipalities Rivière -des- Prairies - Pointe- aux- Trembles in the north, Anjou in the southwest and Mercier - Hochelaga -Maisonneuve in the south. The city center of Montreal is about 16 kilometers away.

History

Montréal- Est was written in 1910 by cession of territory of the municipalities Pointe- aux- Trembles and Saint -Joseph -de- la -Rivière -des- Prairies. The foundation dates back to the businessman Joseph Versailles. 1915, the Company Queen's Oil opened the first oil refinery. Still today three refineries and petrochemical plants the five community.

On 1 January 2002 27 municipalities were merged on the island of Montreal. Especially in communities with a high proportion of English speakers was stirring resistance, since this measure was ordered by the provincial government of the separatist Parti Québécois. As of 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec, the government and promised to make the municipal mergers reversed. On 20 July 2004 referendums were held in 22 former municipalities. In Montréal- Est, 84.5 % of eligible participants were in favor of the separation. The community was re-established on 1 January 2006, but was forced to cede to the Association of Municipalities numerous competencies.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 3,728 residents Montréal- Est, which corresponds to a population density of 299.4 inh. / Km ². 88.4 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 3.5 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.8 %, was attributable to other languages ​​and multiple response 7.3% ( including 2.5% Spanish). Only 63.5% spoke French in 2001 were 90.0 % of the population are Roman Catholic, 2.6% Protestant, and 4.7% non-denominational.

Traffic

The main arteries of Montréal- Est run in north-south direction. These are the Autoroute 40, rue Sherbrooke and Rue Notre -Dame. The city is accessible by several bus lines of the Société de transport de Montréal and connected to the metro station Honoré Beaugrand -.