Longueuil
is
a
city
in
the
province
of
Quebec
,
Canada
.

It
is
the
seat
of
the
Montérégie
administrative
region
and
the
central
city
of
the
Urban
agglomeration
of
Longueuil
.

It
sits
on
the
south
shore
of
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
directly
across
from
Montreal
.

The
population
as
of
the
Canada
2011
Census
totaled
231,409
,
making
it
Montreal
's
second
largest
suburb
,
the
fifth
most
populous
city
in
Quebec
and
nineteenth
largest
in
Canada
.

Charles
Le
Moyne
founded
Longueuil
as
a
seigneurie
in
1657
.

It
would
become
a
parish
in
1845
,
a
village
in
1848
,
a
town
in
1874
and
a
city
in
1920
.

Between
1961
and
2002
,
Longueuil
's
borders
grew
three
times
,
as
it
was
amalgamated
with
surrounding
municipalities
;
there
was
a
partial
de-amalgamation
in
2006
-LRB-
see
2000
--
2006
municipal
reorganization
in
Quebec
-RRB-
.

Longueuil
is
a
residential
,
commercial
and
industrial
city
.

It
incorporates
some
urban
features
,
but
is
essentially
a
suburb
.

Longueuil
can
be
classified
as
a
commuter
town
as
a
large
portion
of
its
residents
commute
to
work
in
Montreal
.

Most
buildings
are
single-family
homes
constructed
in
the
post-war
period
.

The
city
consists
of
three
boroughs
:
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
,
Saint-Hubert
and
Greenfield
Park
.

Longueuil
is
the
seat
of
the
judicial
district
of
Longueuil
.

Residents
of
the
city
are
called
Longueuillois
.

The
territory
of
New
France
was
divided
into
seigneuries
in
order
to
ensure
the
colony
's
defence
.

Longueuil
was
founded
in
1657
by
Charles
Le
Moyne
,
a
merchant
from
Ville-Marie
-LRB-
present
day
Montreal
-RRB-
,
as
a
seigneurie
.

According
to
Abbé
Faillon
,
Charles
Le
Moyne
,
lord
of
the
area
starting
in
1657
,
named
Longueuil
after
a
village
which
is
today
the
seat
of
a
canton
in
the
district
of
Dieppe
in
his
homeland
of
Normandy
.

In
France
,
the
name
is
spelled
``
Longueil
''
and
it
is
rumored
that
it
was
a
mistake
to
spell
it
``
Longueuil
''
.

His
son
,
Charles
Le
Moyne
de
Longueuil
,
built
Fort
Longueuil
as
his
fortified
residence
.

It
was
constructed
of
stone
between
1685
and
1690
and
had
four
towers
.

Fort
Longueuil
was
believed
to
be
occupied
by
American
troops
during
the
American
Revolutionary
War
.

It
was
subsequently
occupied
by
the
British
.

It
was
demolished
in
1810
due
to
its
poor
condition
.

The
archaeological
remains
of
Fort
Longueuil
were
recognized
as
a
National
Historic
Site
of
Canada
on
May
25
,
1923
.

The
site
extends
beneath
the
present-day
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
Cathedral
.

The
seigneurial
system
ended
in
1845
and
Longueuil
was
turned
into
a
parish
municipality
named
Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil
.

In
1848
,
a
portion
detached
from
the
parish
and
officially
established
as
the
village
of
Longueuil
.

This
same
village
became
a
town
in
1874
,
and
then
a
city
in
1920
.

Musician
Paul
Pratt
notably
served
as
the
city
's
mayor
from
1935-1966
.

Longueuil
's
city
limits
expanded
for
the
first
time
in
1961
when
it
merged
with
Montréal-Sud
,
and
again
in
1969
when
it
merged
with
Ville
Jacques-Cartier
.

In
both
cases
,
Longueuil
was
chosen
as
the
name
of
the
new
city
.

On
January
1
,
2002
,
as
part
of
the
2000
--
2006
municipal
reorganization
in
Quebec
,
the
provincial
government
amalgamated
the
former
Longueuil
with
Boucherville
,
Brossard
,
Greenfield
Park
,
LeMoyne
,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
,
Saint-Hubert
and
Saint-Lambert
.

As
with
the
1960s
,
the
name
Longueuil
was
chosen
for
the
new
city
.

However
,
after
a
change
of
government
and
a
2004
referendum
,
Boucherville
,
Brossard
,
Saint-Lambert
and
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
were
re-constituted
as
independent
cities
on
January
1
,
2006
.

As
such
,
the
current
city
of
Longueuil
now
includes
only
the
former
cities
of
Longueuil
-LRB-
1969-2002
-RRB-
,
Saint-Hubert
,
Greenfield
Park
and
LeMoyne
.

Longueuil
occupies
115.59
square
kilometres
-LRB-
44.6
sq
mi
-RRB-
of
land
.

The
city
is
bordered
by
the
cities
of
Saint-Lambert
and
Brossard
to
the
west
,
Boucherville
to
the
east
,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
to
the
south
and
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
and
Montreal
to
the
north
.

The
city
of
Longueuil
is
located
approximately
7
kilometres
-LRB-
5
mi
-RRB-
south
of
Montreal
on
the
south
shore
of
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
.

Longueuil
is
located
in
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
valley
,
and
is
a
vast
plain
.

Areas
near
the
river
were
originally
swamp
land
with
mixed
forest
,
and
later
prime
agricultural
land
.

Agricultural
land
still
exists
in
the
portions
of
the
city
furthest
from
the
river
.

The
city
of
Longueuil
also
includes
Île
Charron
,
a
small
island
in
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
,
and
part
of
the
Boucherville
Islands
.

Like
Montreal
,
Longueuil
is
classified
as
humid
continental
or
hemiboreal
-LRB-
Köppen
climate
classification
Dfb
-RRB-
.

Longueuil
has
long
winters
,
lasting
from
November
to
March
,
short
springs
during
April
and
May
,
average
summers
,
lasting
from
June
to
August
,
and
short
autumns
during
September
and
October
.

According
to
the
2011
Canadian
Census
,
the
city
of
Longueuil
had
231,409
people
,
an
increase
of
0.9
%
over
2006
's
figure
of
229,330
.

Longueuil
occupies
115.59
square
kilometres
of
space
,
giving
the
city
a
population
density
of
2,002
persons
per
kilometre
squared
.

There
were
106,499
private
dwellings
,
102,067
of
which
were
occupied
by
usual
residents
.

Of
the
132,570
workers
in
Longueuil
,
the
median
income
was
$
26,537
,
which
is
above
Quebec
's
provincial
average
of
$
25,464
.

Among
the
69,990
full-time
workers
,
the
median
income
was
$
37,521
or
slightly
below
the
provincial
average
.

As
of
the
2011
Canadian
Census
,
French
was
the
mother
tongue
language
of
81.4
%
of
Longueuil
's
residents
while
English
was
the
first
language
of
7.5
%
.

Other
languages
were
spoken
by
13.6
%
of
the
population
,
with
the
most
spoken
being
Spanish
-LRB-
3.0
%
-RRB-
,
Arabic
-LRB-
2.1
%
-RRB-
,
Haitian
Creole
-LRB-
1.2
%
-RRB-
,
Romanian
-LRB-
0.7
%
-RRB-
,
Persian
-LRB-
0.7
%
-RRB-
,
Chinese
-LRB-
0.6
%
-RRB-
,
Italian
-LRB-
0.6
%
-RRB-
and
Portuguese
-LRB-
0.6
%
-RRB-
.

These
figures
include
multiple
responses
.

People
of
European
origins
made
up
87.6
%
of
the
population
in
2006
.

The
largest
visible
minority
groups
are
Black
-LRB-
4.1
%
-RRB-
,
Latin
American
-LRB-
2
%
-RRB-
,
Arab
-LRB-
1.6
%
-RRB-
,
Chinese
-LRB-
1.2
%
-RRB-
,
Southeast
Asian
-LRB-
1
%
-RRB-
,
and
South
Asian
-LRB-
0.7
%
-RRB-
.

Although
a
large
chunk
of
Longueuil
's
work
force
commute
to
Montreal
,
the
city
nevertheless
offers
many
jobs
in
a
diverse
range
of
industries
.

Above
all
,
Longueuil
benefits
from
having
very
low
property
value
despite
its
close
proximity
to
Montreal
.

Longueuil
is
particularly
strong
in
the
aerospace
industry
.

It
is
home
to
the
headquarters
of
both
Pratt
&
Whitney
Canada
and
Héroux-Devtek
.

Pratt
&
Whitney
Canada
is
Longueuil
's
top
employer
with
5,000
employees
,
while
Héroux-Devtek
has
550
employees
.

Also
located
in
Longueuil
is
the
headquarters
of
the
Canadian
Space
Agency
-LRB-
John
H.
Chapman
Space
Center
-RRB-
,
adjacent
to
Montréal
/
Saint-Hubert
Airport
.

Pascan
Aviation
has
its
headquarters
in
Saint-Hubert
,
Longueuil
.

Other
companies
based
in
Longueuil
include
Agropur
and
Jean
Coutu
Group
.

In
2008
,
Canadian
Business
ranked
Longueuil
as
the
30th
best
place
to
do
business
in
Canada
.

There
are
several
notable
cultural
events
in
Longueuil
each
year
.

The
Longueuil
International
Percussion
Festival
,
which
features
500
musicians
,
takes
place
over
six
days
in
July
in
the
neighbourhood
of
Old
Longueuil
,
and
draws
200,000
visitors
per
year
.

There
are
three
nature
parks
in
Longueuil
,
Parc
Marie-Victorin
and
Parc
Michel-Chartrand
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
and
Parc
de
la
Cité
in
Saint-Hubert
.

There
are
seven
arenas
:
Cynthia
Coull
Arena
in
Greenfield
Park
;
Aréna
Émile-Butch-Bouchard
,
Aréna
Jacques-Cartier
,
Aréna
Olympia
and
Colisée
Jean
Béliveau
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
;
and
Centre
sportif
Gaétan-Boucher
and
Centre
sportif
Rosanne-Laflamme
in
Saint-Hubert
.

Notable
places
of
worship
include
the
Roman
Catholic
Co-Cathedral
of
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
and
,
and
the
Montréal
Québec
Temple
of
the
The
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints
.

The
current
mayor
is
Caroline
St-Hilaire
,
a
former
member
of
the
Canadian
House
of
Commons
.

She
has
held
the
title
since
2009
.

She
is
the
third
mayor
of
Longueuil
since
the
2002
merger
.

Businessman
Jacques
Olivier
who
once
served
as
Minister
of
Labour
served
as
mayor
from
2002
until
2005
.

The
second
mayor
of
Longueuil
was
Claude
Gladu
,
serving
from
2006
to
2009
.

He
also
happened
to
be
mayor
of
the
former
city
of
Longueuil
from
1994
to
2002
.

The
city
's
three
boroughs
are
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
,
Greenfield
Park
and
Saint-Hubert
.

In
total
there
are
26
city
councillors
,
including
one
borough
president
each
.

Greenfield
Park
has
three
concillors
and
its
borough
president
is
Mireille
Carrière
of
Action
Longueuil
.

Saint-Hubert
has
eight
councillors
and
its
borough
president
is
Lorraine
Guay-Boivin
of
Action
Longueuil
.

Le
Vieux-Longueuil
has
fifteen
councillors
and
its
borough
president
is
Michel
Desjardins
of
the
Parti
municipal
de
Longueuil
.

Longueuil
's
city
hall
is
located
in
the
borough
of
Saint-Hubert
.

Federally
,
Longueuil
is
part
of
three
electoral
districts
,
all
of
which
are
represented
by
the
New
Democratic
Party
-LRB-
NDP
-RRB-
.

The
riding
of
Saint-Lambert
,
which
includes
the
boroughs
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
and
Greenfield
Park
as
well
as
the
city
of
Saint-Lambert
is
represented
by
Sadia
Groguhé
.

The
riding
of
Longueuil
--
Pierre-Boucher
,
which
includes
the
eastern
portion
of
the
borough
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
as
well
as
the
city
of
Boucherville
is
represented
by
Pierre
Nantel
.

The
riding
of
Saint-Bruno
--
Saint-Hubert
,
which
includes
the
borough
of
Saint-Hubert
as
well
as
the
city
of
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
is
represented
by
Djaouida
Sellah
.

Provincially
,
Longueuil
is
represented
in
four
electoral
districts
.

The
electoral
district
of
Laporte
includes
the
boroughs
of
Greenfield
Park
and
Saint-Hubert
,
and
is
represented
by
Nicole
Ménard
of
the
Quebec
Liberal
Party
.

The
electoral
district
of
Marie-Victorin
,
which
includes
the
western
portion
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
,
is
represented
by
Bernard
Drainville
of
the
Parti
Québécois
-LRB-
PQ
-RRB-
.

The
electoral
district
of
Taillon
,
which
covers
the
eastern
portion
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
is
represented
by
Marie
Malavoy
of
the
PQ
.

The
electoral
district
of
Vachon
,
which
covers
the
borough
of
Saint-Hubert
,
is
represented
by
Martine
Ouellet
of
the
PQ
.

According
to
the
2006
Census
,
about
39,485
city
residents
-LRB-
17.2
%
of
the
total
population
-RRB-
commute
to
work
in
Montreal
on
a
daily
basis
,
while
only
38,090
residents
-LRB-
16.6
%
-RRB-
work
in
the
city
itself
.

A
further
6,915
residents
-LRB-
3.0
%
-RRB-
work
in
Boucherville
every
day
,
4,775
-LRB-
2.1
%
-RRB-
work
in
Brossard
,
2,795
-LRB-
1.2
%
-RRB-
in
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
,
and
1,815
-LRB-
0.8
%
-RRB-
work
in
Saint-Lambert
,
the
four
other
constituent
cities
of
the
Longueuil
agglomeration
.

By
contrast
only
8,845
people
commute
from
Montreal
to
work
in
Longueuil
every
day
,
while
4,080
people
commute
from
Brossard
to
work
in
Longueuil
,
2,940
people
commute
from
Boucherville
,
2,090
from
Sainte-Julie
,
1,825
from
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
,
1,815
from
Chambly
,
and
1,810
from
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
.

The
Saint
Lawrence
River
between
the
Island
of
Montreal
and
the
south
shore
is
traversed
by
only
five
automobile
crossings
.

Two
of
these
are
in
Longueuil
,
the
Louis
Hippolyte
Lafontaine
Tunnel
-LRB-
part
of
Autoroute
25
-RRB-
and
the
Jacques
Cartier
Bridge
-LRB-
part
of
Route
134
-RRB-
.

Autoroute
20
is
an
important
highway
in
Longueuil
,
bordering
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
in
the
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
borough
,
where
it
co-exists
with
Route
132
,
and
finally
heading
eastward
toward
Boucherville
.

Autoroute
30
crosses
the
Saint-Hubert
borough
in
the
southern
part
of
the
city
,
between
the
cities
of
Brossard
and
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
.

Route
116
is
another
major
highway
,
with
its
western
terminus
located
in
LeMoyne
,
heading
east
through
the
borough
of
Saint-Hubert
toward
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
.

Route
112
co-exists
with
Route
116
from
LeMoyne
to
Cousineau
Boulevard
in
Saint-Hubert
,
where
it
heads
southeast
toward
Carignan
.

Route
134
is
a
major
artery
,
perhaps
better
known
by
its
more
common
names
:
the
Jacques
Cartier
Bridge
on
the
portion
crossing
the
Saint-Lawrence
River
,
and
Taschereau
Boulevard
which
connects
the
bridge
to
all
three
boroughs
of
Longueuil
,
and
southward
toward
the
city
of
Brossard
.

The
Réseau
de
transport
de
Longueuil
-LRB-
RTL
-RRB-
provides
bus
service
in
Longueuil
.

There
are
77
bus
routes
and
12
shared
taxi
routes
serving
139,374
passengers
per
day
,
and
32,738,155
passengers
in
2011
.

Almost
all
bus
lines
of
the
RTL
terminate
at
the
Longueuil
Bus
Terminus
.

Many
buses
terminating
at
the
other
main
bus
terminus
,
Brossard-Panama
,
cross
the
Champlain
Bridge
to
arrive
at
the
Terminus
Centre-Ville
-LRB-
AMT
-RRB-
in
downtown
Montreal
-LRB-
under
the
1000
de
la
Gauchetière
office
tower
,
at
Bonaventure
metro
-RRB-
.

The
city
is
also
served
by
the
Longueuil
--
Université-de-Sherbrooke
metro
station
,
adjacent
to
the
Longueuil
bus
terminus
.

The
station
connects
to
downtown
Montreal
via
the
yellow
line
of
the
metro
.

The
Agence
métropolitaine
de
transport
-LRB-
AMT
-RRB-
runs
the
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
commuter
train
line
also
serves
the
south
shore
.

The
only
commuter
train
station
in
the
city
of
Longueuil
is
Saint-Hubert
Station
.

Until
the
mid-1950s
,
Longueuil
was
served
by
interurban
streetcars
operated
by
the
Montreal
and
Southern
Counties
Railway
.

Longueuil
also
has
a
small
airport
,
Saint-Hubert
Airport
.

It
is
one
of
Canada
's
most
important
general
aviation
airports
,
ranked
12th
busiest
airport
by
aircraft
movements
.

A
small
marina
,
the
Réal-Bouvier
Marina
is
located
on
the
Saint
Lawrence
River
in
the
borough
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
.

The
Old
Port
of
Montreal
--
Longueuil
Ferry
is
a
seasonal
ferry
service
links
the
Réal-Bouvier
Marina
to
the
Jacques
Cartier
Pier
in
the
Old
Port
of
Montreal
.

The
city
is
served
by
two
hospitals
.

The
Charles-LeMoyne
Hospital
is
a
Université
de
Sherbrooke
affiliated
hospital
in
the
borough
of
Greenfield
Park
.

It
is
the
main
hospital
for
Longueuil
,
as
well
as
the
neighbouring
cities
of
Saint-Lambert
and
Brossard
.

The
Pierre-Boucher
Hospital
is
a
smaller
hospital
in
the
borough
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
which
serves
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
,
Boucherville
,
Varennes
,
Sainte-Julie
,
Saint-Amable
,
Verchères
,
Calixa-Lavallée
and
Contrecœur
.

The
city
of
Longueuil
is
served
by
several
educational
institutions
.

Both
the
Université
de
Sherbrooke
and
Université
de
Montréal
maintain
campuses
in
the
Borough
of
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
.

There
is
one
CEGEP
in
Longueuil
,
Collège
Édouard-Montpetit
,
located
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
.

Collège
Édouard-Montpetit
has
an
aerotechnic
school
,
École
nationale
d'aérotechnique
located
at
a
separate
campus
in
the
borough
of
Saint-Hubert
near
Saint-Hubert
Airport
.

There
are
two
technical
and
professional
colleges
,
both
located
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
:
these
are
the
Pierre-Dupuy
Professional
Formation
Centre
and
Collège
Info-Technique
.

Public
anglophone
schools
are
operated
by
the
Riverside
School
Board
.

There
are
two
secondary
schools
in
Longueuil
operated
by
the
Riverside
School
Board
:
Centennial
Regional
High
School
in
Greenfield
Park
and
Heritage
Regional
High
School
in
Saint-Hubert
.

Public
francophone
schools
are
operated
by
the
Commission
scolaire
Marie-Victorin
.

There
are
seven
secondary
schools
in
Longueuil
operated
by
the
Commission
scolaire
Marie-Victorin
.

École
secondaire
Internationale
St-Edmond
and
École
secondaire
Participative
l'Agora
are
in
Greenfield
Park
.

École
secondaire
André-Laurendeau
and
École
secondaire
Mgr-A.M.-Parent
are
in
Saint-Hubert
.

École
secondaire
Gérard-Filion
,
École
secondaire
Jacques-Rousseau
and
École
secondaire
St-Jean-Baptiste
are
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
.

There
are
also
three
private
francophone
secondary
schools
,
all
of
which
are
in
Le
Vieux-Longueuil
.

They
are
Collège
Charles-Lemoyne
,
Collège
Français
and
Collège
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
.

Longueuil
and
the
other
cities
in
the
agglomeration
are
served
by
two
free
of
charge
weekly
French-language
newspapers
.

Le
Courrier
du
Sud
,
published
by
Quebecor
Media
,
is
the
oldest
,
and
contains
inserts
tailored
to
specific
boroughs
-LRB-
``
Le
Journal
de
Saint-Hubert
''
for
Saint-Hubert
and
``
Le
Magazine
''
for
Greenfield
Park
,
LeMoyne
and
the
city
of
Saint-Lambert
-RRB-
.

Rive-Sud
Express
is
a
newer
weekly
,
published
by
Transcontinental
Media
.

Both
``
Le
Courrier
du
Sud
''
and
``
Rive-Sud
Express
''
are
both
home
delivered
as
well
as
carried
in
newspaper
boxes
.

Point
Sud
is
an
independent
monthly
newspaper
,
also
free
of
charge
,
that
is
carried
on
newspaper
stands
in
select
locations
.

Longueuil
is
also
served
by
the
CHAA-FM
103.3
radio
station
.

Another
radio
station
,
CHMP-FM
98.5
is
officially
licensed
to
Longueuil
,
despite
both
the
studio
and
transmitter
being
located
in
Montreal
.

Residents
of
Longueuil
and
adjacent
communities
are
also
served
by
a
local
cable
television
station
,
Télé
Rive-Sud
-LRB-
TVRS
-RRB-
which
is
owned
by
Quebecor
Media
and
is
an
affiliate
of
Canal
Vox
.

It
is
available
to
Videotron
cable
subscribers
only
.
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