Cartierville is a neighbourhood in the north end of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
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  Cartierville Location of Cartierville in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′54″N 73°42′32″W / 45.531786°N 73.708906°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Ahuntsic-Cartierville |
| Postal Code | |
| Area code(s) | 514, 438 |
Cartierville is bordered to the north by the Rivière des Prairies, to the south by the borough of Saint-Laurent, to the east across Autoroute 15 by Ahuntsic, and to the west by Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park.
History edit
Cartierville grew as a suburb when it became in 1898 the north terminus of the Montreal Park and Island Railway tramway line, also known as the "17-Cartierville". Named in the honour of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, it became a village officially in 1906. During December 1912, it achieved city status. Two years later, the rural and agricultural part of Cartierville was granted independence from the city and was then known as Ville de Saraguay.
On 22 December 1916, the provincial government ordered the annexation of Cartierville to Montreal. Cartierville was famous for the Belmont Park amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s.
Prior to the 2002 merger with the district (quartier) of Ahuntsic, Cartierville was composed of three neighbourhoods: Cartierville, Bordeaux and Nouveau-Bordeaux.
Education edit
The Commission scolaire de Montréal operates French-language public schools in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.[1] Four French elementary schools serve the neighbourhood: Beau-Séjour, Louisbourg, Saint-Odile and Alice-Parizeau
The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools.
The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Cartierville library.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Cartierville–Ahuntsic-Ouest : Chantal Jorg." Commission scolaire de Montréal. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ Bibliothèque de Montréal Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
External links edit
- Site web de la Ville de Montréal (in French)
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