Le Sud-Ouest
Sud-Ouest redirects here. For the former airline manufacturer, see SNCASO.Le Sud-Ouest is a
borough of
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada.
Located southwest of downtown Montreal (hence the name), the borough is bordered to the northwest by
CĂ´te-des-Neigesâ€"Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, to the north by
Westmount, to the northeast by
Ville-Marie, to the south by
Verdun, and to the west by
LaSalle. To its southeast it lies along the
Saint Lawrence River.
It has a population of 66,474 and an area of 11,93 km².
Municipal
The current borough mayor is
Jacqueline Montpetit.
The borough is divided into two districts:
*Saint-Paulâ€"Émard
*Saint-Henriâ€"Petite-Bourgogneâ€"Pointe-Saint-Charles
Federal and provincial
The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:
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Jeanne-Le Ber*
LaSalleâ€"ÉmardIt is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:
*Saint-Henriâ€"Sainte-Anne
*Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
The borough comprises several distinct districts, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the
Lachine Canal. These include
Saint-Henri,
Little Burgundy, and
Griffintown to the north of the canal, and
CĂ´te-Saint-Paul,
Pointe-Saint-Charles, and
Ville Émard to its south.
The borough is served by the
green and
orange and lines of the
Montreal Metro, including
Place-Saint-Henri,
Lionel-Groulx,
Charlevoix,
Angrignon,
Monk, and
Jolicoeur stations.
The borough is traversed and partly delimited by
Quebec Autoroutes 15 (DĂ©carie Aut.) and
20 (Ville-Marie Aut.);
Autoroute 10 (Bonaventure Aut.) also passes through it. The Montreal ends of the
Champlain Bridge and
Victoria Bridge lie in Le Sud-Ouest.
Major thoroughfares include Notre Dame St., Laurendeau St., St. Patrick St., La Vérendrye Blvd., De l'Église St., Monk Blvd., Centre St., Charlevoix St., Wellington St., Atwater Ave., and Guy St.
Important features of the borough include the
Lachine Canal and its recreational facilities (including the
Lachine Canal National Historic Site of Canada), the Atwater Market, the former Negro Community Centre, Sir George-Étienne Cartier Square, the Maison Saint-Gabriel, Saint Columba House, Angrignon Park, and Ignace Bourget Park.
Historically, large portions of this borough have been and are the centre of the Irish Catholic presence in Montreal.
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Borough website (in
French)
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Historical buildings and skyscrapers in Sud-Ouest borough on IMTL website
