Anjou is a community on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the city of Montreal in 2002. The community is served by the Borough of Anjou. Image File history File links Location of Anjou within Montreal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anjou is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Geography

The borough is located in the eastern end of the island. It was a separate city until the 2002 municipal mergers. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merger and demerger Island of Montreal before the 2002 merger: City of Montreal (186 km²) and 27 independent municipalities Until 2001, the island of Montreal was divided into 28 municipalities: the city of Montreal proper, and 27 independent municipalities. ...

The borough is bordered to the north and east by Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles—Montréal-Est, to the south by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, to the west by Saint Leonard, and at the northwestern corner by Montreal North. Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est is a borough in the eastern end of Montreal, Quebec. ... Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Saint Leonard (French Saint-Léonard) is a borough of the City of Montreal. ... Montreal North (French: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

It has an area of 13.60 km² and a population of 38,015.

Features

The borough is traversed by Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Aut.) and Autoroute 25 (Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Aut.). Among other attractions, it contains the large Galeries d'Anjou shopping mall. Autoroute 40 (also called Autoroute Felix-Leclerc and Autoroute Métropolitaine in Montreal) is a long and important Autoroute on the north shore of the St. ... Autoroute 25 (also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway, near Bristol, England. ...

Federal and provincial elections

The entire borough is located within the federal riding of Honoré-Mercier, and within the provincial electoral district of Anjou. Honoré-Mercier is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. ...