Outremont, Quebec
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Geography
A separate city until the 2002 municipal mergers, Outremont is located north of downtown, on the northern side of Mount Royal (its name means "beyond the mountain").The borough is bounded to the northwest by Mount Royal, to the northeast by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, to the east by Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and the Mile End district, to the south by Ville-Marie, and to the west by Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
It has a population of 22,933; its area of 3,84 km² makes it the smallest of Montreal's boroughs.
Features
Outremont is served by the Outremont and Édouard-Montpetit stations on the blue line of the Montreal Metro.Major thoroughfares include Van Horne Ave. and Côte Sainte Catherine Road, with Bernard and Laurier Streets as the principal shopping and dining areas.
Among the attractions in the mainly residential community are the Mount Royal Cemetery, the Salle Claude-Champagne, the Outremont Theatre, the Saint-Grégoire-l'Illuminateur Armenian Cathedral, and part of the Université de Montréal campus.
In contrast with its chic image, Outremont also includes an industrial area complete with rail yards along its northern border.
Trivia
The area was originally known as Côte Sainte-Catherine. It came to be named Outremont after a stately residence built by Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier in 1833 and named Outre-Mont. In 1875 the new Village of Outremont was named after the house, which still exists today on McDougall Street.Outremont is twinned as a sister city with Oakwood, Ohio and Le Vésinet, France.
Federal and provincial elections
The borough is entirely contained within the federal riding of Outremont and the provincial electoral district of the same name.External link
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