Longueuil

This article is about the municipality of Longueuil. For the agglomeration, see Urban agglomeration of Longueuil. For other uses, see Longueuil (disambiguation).

Longueuil
City
City of Longueuil
Ville de Longueuil
Clockwise from top left: City Hall, Université de Sherbrooke, rue Saint-Charles, Jacques-Cartier Bridge and downtown.
Flag of Longueuil
Flag
Coat of arms of Longueuil
Coat of arms
Official logo of Longueuil
Logo
Motto(s): 
"Labor et Concordia"  (Latin)
"Work and Harmony"
Longueuil is located in Southern Quebec
Longueuil
Longueuil
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°31′W / 45.533°N 73.517°W / 45.533; -73.517[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMNone
AgglomerationLongueuil
Settled1657 [2]
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2002
Boroughs
List
Government
[3][4]
 • TypeLongueuil City Council
 • MayorCatherine Fournier
 • MPsDenis Trudel (BQ)
Stéphane Bergeron (BQ)
Sherry Romanado (L)
 • MNAsShirley Dorismond (CAQ)
Lionel Carmant (CAQ)
Isabelle Poulet (CAQ)
Ian Lafrenière (CAQ)
Area
[3][5]
 • Total
122.64 km2 (47.35 sq mi)
 • Land115.17 km2 (44.47 sq mi)
 • Water7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)  6.1%
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total
254,483
 • Density2,198.2/km2 (5,693/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021
Increase 6.1%
 • Dwellings
117,006
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J3Y, J3Z, J4G to J4N, J4T, J4V
Area code(s)450 and 579
DemonymLongueuillois(e)
Websitewww.longueuil.quebec/en

Longueuil (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡœj] ⓘ) 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 2021 Census totalled 254,483, making it Montreal's second largest suburb, the fifth most populous city in Quebec and twentieth 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 strong de-amalgamation in 2006 (see 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec).

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.[6] Residents of the city are called Longueuillois.

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36793". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Fêtes du 350e de Longueuil — Ville de Longueuil". Longueuil.ca. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Longueuil Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-LAMBERT (Quebec)
    Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-BRUNO--SAINT-HUBERT (Quebec)
    Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LONGUEUIL--PIERRE-BOUCHER (Quebec) Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Longueuil, Quebec
  6. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.