Montréal-Nord
borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, former town
Montréal-Nord (French for 'Montreal North' / 'Montreal-North'; pronounced [mɔ̃ʁeal nɔʁ]) is a borough within the city of Montreal, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. It was amalgamated into the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002.
Around the start of the 21st century, Montréal-Nord developed a reputation as being one of Montreal's most dangerous boroughs, along with Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The area contains a sizable community living below the poverty line, though it also has middle-class and upper-middle-class residences. It is also home to one of Canada's largest Haitian communities.
Geography
The borough is an oblong municipal division situated along the Rivière des Prairies, in the northeastern part of the island.
It is bordered to the west by Ahuntsic-Cartierville, to the southwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the south by St. Leonard, at the southeast corner by Anjou, and to the east by Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles. The borough counts 29 parks and leisure structures.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Montréal-Nord” is borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, former town. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Montréal-Nord, borough and Montreal, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, former town” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1714436. Authority coordinates are 45.600, -73.617. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002.
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