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Lachine is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the former city of Lachine, Quebec. The city of Montreal is divided into 27 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries: // France Municipal arrondissement Main article: Municipal arrondissement in France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... Lachine is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal; pop. ...


The current borough mayor is Claude Dauphin.


The borough is not divided into electoral districts. All citizens elect two city councillors; these, plus an additional elected councillor, form the borough council.


The current city councillors are Claude Dauphin and Jane Cowell-Poitras; the additional borough councillor is Bernard Blanchet.


"La Chine" actually means "China" in French. Cartier believed he had arrived in China when he reached the rapids, and named the area as such.



Montreal boroughs Flag of Montreal
Pre-2002 city of Montreal:
Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Anjou | Beaconsfield—Baie-d'Urfé | Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles—Montréal-Est | Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | Le Sud-Ouest | Ville-Marie | Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension | Côte Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montreal West | Dollard-des-Ormeaux—Roxboro | Dorval—L'Île-Dorval | Kirkland | Lachine | LaSalle | L'Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève—Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Montreal North | Mount Royal | Outremont | Pierrefonds-Senneville | Pointe-Claire | Saint-Laurent | Saint Leonard | Verdun | Westmount

Boroughs or sections in italics will demerge on January 1, 2006.

"La Chine" actually means "China" in French. Cartier believed he had arrived in China when he reached the rapids, and named the area as such. The city of Montreal is divided into 27 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Anjou is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Beaconsfield—Baie-dUrfé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est is a borough in the eastern end of Montreal, Quebec. ... Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie is the name of a borough of Montreal, Quebec, and a coterminous federal electoral district. ... Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Côte Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West is a traditionally anglophone borough in the western part of Montreal, Quebec. ... Dollard-des-Ormeaux—Roxboro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dorval–LÎle-Dorval is a borough in the West Island area of Montreal, Quebec. ... Kirkland is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal. ... LaSalle is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... LÎle-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève—Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Montreal North (French: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Mount Royal within the Island of Montreal. ... Outremont is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Pierrefonds-Senneville is a borough in the West Island area of Montreal, Quebec. ... Pointe-Claire within the Island of Montreal. ... Saint-Laurent is one of the largest boroughs of the city of Montreal. ... Saint Leonard (French Saint-Léonard) is a borough of the City of Montreal. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Westmount City Hall Some typical homes in Westmount Westmount is a former (and future) city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal; pop. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Lachine (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (159 words)
Lachine is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It consists of the former city of Lachine, Quebec.
The current city councillors are Claude Dauphin and Jane Cowell-Poitras; the additional borough councillor is Bernard Blanchet.
Lachine, Quebec at AllExperts (333 words)
Lachine is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
The borough is located in the southwest portion of the island of Montreal, at the inlet of the Lachine Canal.
The borough is bordered to the northwest by Dorvalâ€"L'Île-Dorval, to the northeast by Saint-Laurent, to the east by Côte-Saint-Lucâ€"Hampsteadâ€"Montréal-Ouest and a narrow salient of Le Sud-Ouest, and to the south by LaSalle.
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