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Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie
	— Borough of Montreal —
	A view of McGill College Avenue in December.
	Location of Ville-Marie on the Island of Montreal.; (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montréal
Established	January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts; Federal	; Westmount—Ville-Marie; Laurier—Sainte-Marie; Outremont; Jeanne-Le Ber
Provincial	Westmount—Saint-Louis; Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques; Hochelaga-Maisonneuve; Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne
	Government
- Type	Borough
- Federal MP(s)	Marc Garneau (LIB); Gilles Duceppe (BQ); Thomas Mulcair (NDP); Thierry St-Cyr (BQ)
- Quebec MNA(s)	Jacques Chagnon (PLQ); Martin Lemay (PQ); Carole Poirier (PQ); Marguerite Blais (PLQ)
	Area
- Total	14.49 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
	Population (2001)
- Total	78,876
- Density	5,443.5/km2 (14,098.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	(514) and (438)
Access Routes; A-10; A-720	; Route 134; Route 138; Route 335
Website	www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/villemarie

Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.

[edit] Location

The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.

It is bordered by the city of Westmount (along Atwater Street) to the west and the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest (along the Ville-Marie Autoroute, Guy and Notre-Dame streets, and the Bonaventure Autoroute) to the southwest, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (along the CP rail lines) to the east, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (along Sherbrooke, University streets, and Pine and Park avenues) to the northeast, and Outremont and Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (along the border of Mount Royal Park) to the north. It is bounded on the south by the Saint Lawrence River.

It has a population of 78,876 and an area of 14.49 km².

[edit] Government

[edit] Borough council

As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

District	Position	Name	Party
—	Borough mayor (as mayor of Montreal)	Gérald Tremblay	Union Montréal
Peter-McGill	City councillor	Sammy Forcillo	Union Montréal
Saint-Jacques	City councillor	François Robillard	Vision Montréal
Sainte-Marie	City councillor	Pierre Mainville	Projet Montréal
—	Borough councillors (appointed by the mayor from Montreal City Council)	Jocelyn Ann Campbell (City councillor for Saint-Sulpice, Ahuntsic-Cartierville)^[5]	Union Montréal
—		Richard Deschamps (City councillor for Sault-Saint-Louis, LaSalle)^[5]	Union Montréal

[edit] Previous council composition

Up to the 2009 municipal election, Ville-Marie's borough council consisted of a borough mayor, two city councillors, and two borough councillors.

When the 2009 election was called, the borough council consisted of the following councillors:

Borough mayor: Benoit Labonté (Vision Montreal)
Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques: City Councillor: Sammy Forcillo (Union Montreal); Borough Councillor: Pierre Mainville (Projet Montréal)
Peter-McGill: City Councillor: Catherine Sévigny (Union Montreal); Borough Councillor: Karim Boulos (Independent)

The 2009 election saw the coming into force of Bill 22 (2008), An Act to amend various legislative provisions concerning Montréal. As a result, the borough council now consists of the mayor of Montreal; three elected city councillors representing the districts of Peter-McGill, Sainte-Marie, and Saint-Jacques; and two city councillors representing other districts in Montreal, chosen by the mayor.

[edit] Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

Westmount—Saint-Louis
Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne
Outremont (three small corners of Mount Royal Park to the borough's northeast)

[edit] Features

[edit] Districts

Districts and neighbourhoods in Ville-Marie include:

[edit] Transportation

Montreal's interurban rail and bus terminals, and its two commuter rail terminals (Central Station, Lucien-L'Allier and the Downtown Terminus) are in the borough. It is served by the Orange Line and Green Line of the metro; Berri-UQAM (which includes the terminus of the Yellow Line), the Central Bus Station, are also located in Ville-Marie.

Two autoroutes serve the area: Autoroute Bonaventure and the partly underground Autoroute Ville-Marie. Two bridges — the Victoria Bridge and Jacques-Cartier Bridge — provide access to the South Shore, while the Pont de la Concorde provides access to Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island (Parc Jean-Drapeau). The Jacques-Cartier Bridge also provides access to Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island.

Downtown Montreal, seen from Mount Royal. Most of the scene is located in Ville-Marie.

[edit] Attractions

Many of Montreal's most famous attractions are situated in Ville-Marie. Most of its office towers, including 1000 de La Gauchetière, 1250 René-Lévesque, the Tour de la Bourse, Place Ville-Marie, the Sun Life Building, the Maison Radio-Canada, and many others are located here.

Three of Montreal's four universities — McGill, Concordia, and UQAM — are located in Ville-Marie, as are three of its four basilicas — Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, Notre-Dame Basilica, and St. Patrick's Basilica. The Grande Bibliothèque du Québec is a recent addition, and the CHUM megahospital is planned for the borough.

Major parks and recreation areas include Mount Royal and its park, Parc Jean-Drapeau (the site of Expo 67), Dorchester Square and Place du Canada, and the Old Port.

[edit] Name

The borough is named after the French settlement that would later become Montreal (now Old Montreal), which was located within the present-day borough. It is a Canadian National Historic Site

[edit] Economy

As Ville-Marie contains Montreal's central business district, numerous companies are headquartered or have major regional offices in the borough, including Bombardier Aerospace.^[6]