Cartierville
Neighbourhood
Cartierville is located in Montreal
Cartierville
Cartierville
Location of Cartierville in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°31′54″N 73°42′32″W / 45.531786°N 73.708906°W / 45.531786; -73.708906
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughAhuntsic-Cartierville
Postal Code
H3M, H4J, H4K
Area code(s)514, 438

Cartierville is a former district in north end Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

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

Hotel Cartierville, circa 1935

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

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


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