Cartierville is a

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in the north end of

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, Canada, located in the borough of

Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...

. Cartierville is bordered to the north by the

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, to the south by the borough of Saint-Laurent, to the east across

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, and to the west by

Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park The Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park () is a large nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has an area of about 97 hectares. It has about of hiking trails. The park area had been closed since its acquisi ...

History

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

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, 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

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amusement park which operated from 1929 to the 1980s. Prior to the 2002 merger with the district (quartier) of

, Cartierville was composed of three neighbourhoods: Cartierville, Bordeaux and Nouveau-Bordeaux.

Education

The ''

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'' operates French-language public schools in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Four French elementary schools serve the neighbourhood: Beau-Séjour, Louisbourg, Saint-Odile and Alice-Parizeau The

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(EMSB) operates English-language schools. The

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operates the Cartierville library.Bibliothèque de Montréal

References

External links

Site web de la Ville de Montréal
Neighbourhoods in Montreal Ahuntsic-Cartierville {{montreal-geo-stub