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| City of Longueuil Ville de Longueuil |
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| Motto: "Labor et Concordia" (Latin) "Work and Harmony" |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM or TE | Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58) | ||
| Founded | 1657 | ||
| Established | January 1, 2002 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City Mayor | Claude Gladu (since 2006) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 115.59 km² (44.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 229,330 (Ranked 19th) | ||
| - Density | 1,984.0/km² (5,138.5/sq mi) | ||
| Canada 2006 Census | |||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code span | J4G to J4N, J4T, J4V | ||
| Area code = 450 |
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| Website: www.longueuil.ca | |||
Longueuil (pronounced /lɒŋˈgɔɪ]/ in English, IPA: [lɔ̃gœj] in French) is a city in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Montreal, of which it is a suburb. Residents of Longueuil are called Longueuillois. In 2006, the population of the new city of Longueuil totaled 229,330, making it the fifth largest city in Quebec and 19th largest in Canada. The current city has an approximate land area of 115.59 km².
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History
Origin of the name
There are several explanations for the origin of the city's name. According to Abbé Faillon, Charles Le Moyne (1626-1685), lord of the area starting in 1657, named it after a village which is today the seat of a canton in the district of Dieppe in his homeland of Normandy. In France, the name is spelled "Longueil" and it is rumored that it was a mistake to spell it "Longueuil". Descendants of the Longueuil family claim that one of their ancestors was with Samuel de Champlain when he explored the region in 1611. An outpost was started on the other side of the river and was named in honour of Longueuil.
Prior to 2002
Prior to the 2002 municipal mergers, the city of Longueuil was composed of Ville Jacques-Cartier, Montreal South (Montréal-Sud) and Longueuil, which had amalgamated in 1969. These three cities, along with the former city of LeMoyne, currently form the borough of Vieux-Longueuil. Locals refer to the borough of Vieux-Longueuil as "Longueuil proper" to distinguish it from the part of the borough known as "Old Longueuil". For more information on this area, please see Vieux-Longueuil.
Municipal reorganization
The city merged on January 1, 2002 with the communities of Boucherville, Brossard, Greenfield Park, LeMoyne, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Hubert, and Saint-Lambert. These cities became boroughs of the new city. Saint-Lambert and Le Moyne became one borough, and the former city of Longueuil became the borough of Vieux-Longueuil. On June 20, 2004, the former boroughs of Boucherville, Brossard,Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Lambert voted to demerge from Longueuil and reconstitute themselves as municipalities, having obtained 10% of signatures at a registry requesting a referendum and 35% or more majority yes votes at the referendum out of the total voting population on electoral lists. The rest of the city stayed intact, with the only change being LeMoyne voting to join the Vieux-Longueuil borough, rather than return on its own.
Mayors
The former municipalities that now form the new city of Longueuil all have had dozens of different mayors. Since the 2002 municipal mergers, Longueuil has had two mayors.
| Mayor | Term Began | Term Ended |
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| Jacques Olivier | 2002 | 2005 |
| Claude Gladu | 2006 | incumbent |
Politics
MPs:
- Maka Kotto (Saint-Lambert)
- Carole Lavallée (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert)
- Caroline St-Hilaire (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher)
MNAs:
- Nicole Ménard (Laporte)
- Camil Bouchard (Vachon)
- Bernard Drainville (Marie-Victorin)
- Marie Malavoy (Taillon)
Demographics
- Population in 2006: 229,330
- Population in 2001: 225,761
- 2001 to 2006 population change (%): 1.6
- Total private dwellings: 101,746
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 98,735
- Population density per square kilometre: 1,984.0
- Land area (square km): 115.59
Language
Mother Tongue Language From Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 181,790 | 80.15% |
| English only | 15,395 | 6.79% |
| Both English and French | 1,795 | 0.79% |
| Other languages | 27,845 | 12.28% |
Ethnicity
Source: [1]
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Percent |
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| Canadian | 153,635 | 70.21% |
| French | 68,940 | 31.51% |
| Irish | 9,960 | 4.55% |
| English | 6,920 | 3.16% |
| Italian | 5,610 | 2.56% |
| Scottish | 4,820 | 2.22% |
| Haitian | 3,815 | 1.74% |
| Québécois | 3,660 | 1.67% |
| First Nations | 3,070 | 1.4% |
| German | 2,890 | 1.32% |
Visible Minorities
From Canada 2001 Census
| Race | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| White | 205,265 | 90.92% |
| Black | 6,565 | 2.91% |
| Latin American | 2,155 | 0.95% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,055 | 0.91% |
| Arab | 1,820 | 0.81% |
| Chinese | 1,650 | 0.73% |
| South Asian | 1,345 | 0.6% |
Administration
Up until 2006, the city of Longueuil had 7 boroughs. This has changed following the demergers. The Saint-Lambert-LeMoyne borough was split apart, with LeMoyne joining Vieux-Longueuil. The city currently has three boroughs and 26 councilors. The current mayor is Claude Gladu, who also happened to be the mayor up until the mergers. His term began in 2005 and is scheduled to end in 2009. The council president is Marie-Lise Sauvé. The three current boroughs are:
Vieux-Longueuil
Population (2006): 135,634 [2]
Borough President: Jacques Goyette [3]
Greenfield Park
Population (2006): 17,251 [4]
Borough President: Bernard Constantini [5]
Saint-Hubert
Population (2006): 77,793 [6]
Borough President: Stéphane Desjardins [7]
Education
Higher Education
- CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit, Borough of Vieux-Longueuil
- École nationale d'aérotechnique, Borough of Saint-Hubert
Technical and Professional Colleges
Borough of Vieux-Longueuil
- Pierre-Dupuy Professional Formation Centre
- Collège Info-Technique
University Campuses
Borough of Vieux-Longueuil
- Université de Montréal Campus
- Université de Sherbrooke Campus
Secondary Schools
Public Anglophone
Borough of Greenfield Park
Public Francophone
Borough of Greenfield Park
- École secondaire Participative l'Agora
- École secondaire André-Laurendeau
- École secondaire Mgr-A.M.-Parent
- École secondaire Gérard-Filion
- École secondaire Jacques-Rousseau
- École secondaire St-Jean-Baptiste
Private Francophone
Borough of Greenfield Park
- École secondaire Internationale St-Edmond
- Collège Charles-LeMoyne
- Collège Français
- Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Economy
- Rive-Sud Industry Chamber of Commerce
- Aerospace engineering:
- Canadian Space Agency: (John H. Chapman Space Center), Borough of Saint-Hubert.
Transportation
Roads
Most of the community's residents commute to Montreal to work. This generates major traffic problems; owing to the width of the Saint Lawrence River between the Island of Montreal and the south shore, there are only five automobile crossings (the Honoré-Mercier, Champlain, Victoria, and Jacques-Cartier bridges and the Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine tunnel), and they are severely congested. (See the list of bridges in Montreal.)
- Quebec Autoroutes:
- Quebec Provincial Highways:
- Bridges/Tunnels:
- Boulevards
- Taschereau Boulevard
- Cousineau Boulevard
- Grande Allée Boulevard
- Curé Poirier Boulevard
- Churchill Boulevard
- Jacques Cartier Boulevard
- Roland Therrien Boulevard
- Streets, Roads and Avenues
- Chambly Road
- St. Charles Street
- St. Helene Street
- St. Laurent Street
- Victoria Avenue (Saint-Lambert)|Victoria Avenue
Public Transportation
The city is also served by the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station, connected to downtown Montreal by the yellow line of the metro. The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) bus lines almost all terminate here, or cross over the Champlain Bridge to arrive at the Terminus Centre-Ville (AMT) in downtown Montreal (under the 1000 de la Gauchetière office tower, at Bonaventure metro). The Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train line also serves the south shore. Until the mid-1950s, it was served by interurban streetcars operated by the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway.
- Buses: Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL).
- Montreal Metro - Yellow Line: Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke Station.
- Airports: Saint-Hubert Airport.
- Commuter Trains: AMT's Montreal-Mont Saint-Hilaire Line stops at Saint Hubert Station.
Health
- Charles-Lemoyne Hospital
- Pierre-Boucher Hospitality Centre
Media
- Le Courrier du Sud (Longueuil)
- Le Journal de Saint-Hubert (St. Hubert)
- Le Magazine (Greenfield Park, LeMoyne and the city of St. Lambert)
- Longueuil Extra (Longueuil)
Sports
| Club | Sport | League | Stadium/Arena |
| Le Collège Français de Longueuil | Ice Hockey | Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League | Colisée Jean Béliveau |
| Longueuil Ducs | Baseball | Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec | Parc Paul-Pratt |
| Greenfield Park Packers | Football | Midget AAA | Parc Pierre Laporte |
| St. Hubert Rebelles | Football | Midget AAA | Centre Rosanne-Laflamme |
| Collège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx | College Sports | Collegiate AA and AAA | Centre Sportif Collège Édouard-Montpetit |
| South Shore Monarx | Football | Quebec Junior Football League | Centre Sportif Collège Édouard-Montpetit |
Famous people
- John Aird, banker
- Micheline Beauchemin, textile artist and weaver
- Yves Beauchemin, novelist
- Jean Béliveau, Former Montreal Canadiens center (1950-71) and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Marco Berthelot, curler
- Daniel Berthiaume, former ice hockey goaltender
- Marilou Bourdon, singer
- Rosario Bourdon, cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer
- Daniel Brabant, former baseball player
- Richard Brodeur Former National Hockey League goaltender known as 'King Richard' with the Vancouver Canucks (1980-87)
- Elisha Cuthbert, known as Kim Bauer on 24, grew up in Greenfield Park
- André Dallaire
- Pierre Deniger, politician
- Garry Galley, former NHLer
- Céline Galipeau, news presenter
- Bruno Gervais, professional ice hockey defenceman
- Claude Gladu, mayor
- Steve Green, professional baseball player
- Benoit Huot, swimmer
- Marlene Jennings, politician
- Anthony Kavanagh, actor
- Conrad Kirouac, Christian brother and botanist
- Guy Laliberté, Cirque du Soleil founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Irina Lazareanu, model
- Daniel Leduc, electroacoustic music composer
- Patrick Leduc, soccer player
- Pauline Marois the former Taillon MNA
- Julie Masse, singer
- Torrey Mitchell, NHL player
- Isabelle Morneau, soccer player
- Craig Norman, basketball coach
- Nils Oliveto, actor/screenwriter
- Jacques Olivier the former mayor
- François Paré, author
- Kevin Parent, singer/songwriter
- André Pratte, journalist and economist
- Raymond Préfontaine, politician
- Stéphane Roy, electroacoustic music composer
- Myriane Samson, figure skater
- Julie Snyder, TV host
- Caroline St-Hilaire, politician
- Maxime Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star
- Jack Todd, Montreal Gazette columnist
Sister Cities
See also
| Quebec Portal |
- HMCS Longueuil
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
- List of mayors of Longueuil, Quebec
- Longueuil City Council
- Boroughs of Longueuil
- Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil
- Vieux-Longueuil
- Saint-Hubert, Quebec
- Greenfield Park, Quebec
- LeMoyne, Quebec
External links
References
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| Urban agglomeration | Urban agglomeration of Longueuil |
| Cities | Longueuil · Boucherville · Brossard · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Saint-Lambert |
| Boroughs | Greenfield Park · Saint-Hubert · Vieux-Longueuil |
| Pre-2002 towns and cities (now merged) | Jacques-Cartier · Mackayville-Laflèche · LeMoyne · Montreal South (Montréal-Sud) · Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur · Préville |
| Agglomeration services | Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) · Service de police de Longueuil (SPL) · Service de Sécurité incendie de Longueuil (SSIL) |
| Administrative subdivisions of Quebec • Urban agglomerations of Quebec • Municipal reorganization in Quebec | |
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Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*): Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Le Bas-Richelieu · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil* · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges Major municipalities: Cowansville · Granby · Sorel-Tracy · Saint-Hyacinthe · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · Chambly · Saint-Basile-le-Grand · Mont-Saint-Hilaire · Beloeil · Brossard · Saint-Lambert · Boucherville · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Longueuil · Sainte-Julie · Varennes · La Prairie · Candiac · Sainte-Catherine · Saint-Constant · Mercier · Châteauguay · Beauharnois · Salaberry-de-Valleyfield · Pincourt · Vaudreuil-Dorion · Saint-Lazare Subdivisions of Region number: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · · 17 |
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