Longueuil () is a city in the province of

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. 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

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directly across from

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. The population as of the

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totalled 239,700, 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 ''

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'' 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

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). Longueuil is a residential, commercial and industrial city. It incorporates some urban features, but is essentially a

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. Longueuil can be classified as a

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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''.

History

The territory of

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was divided into

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in order to ensure the colony's defence. Longueuil was founded in 1657 by Charles Le Moyne, a merchant from Ville-Marie (present day Montreal), as a

. According to Abbé Faillon, Charles Le Moyne, lord of the area starting in 1657, named Longueuil after the village of Longueil (note slightly different spelling) which is today the seat of a canton in the district of Dieppe in his homeland of

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. His son, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil, built

Fort Longueuil Fort Longueuil was a stone fort that stood in Longueuil, in Quebec, Canada from 1690 to 1810. Fort Longueuil was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on May 25, 1923. The historic site includes the archaeological site of the fort, whi ...

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

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troops during the

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. It was subsequently occupied by the British. It was demolished in 1810 due to its poor condition. The

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of Fort Longueuil were recognized as a

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on May 25, 1923. The site extends beneath the present-day Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Cathedral. The church and Rue St

The seigneurial system ended in 1845 and Longueuil was turned into a

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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

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notably served as the city's mayor from 1935 to 1966. Longueuil's city limits expanded for the first time in 1961 when it merged with

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, and again in 1969 when it merged with

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. In both cases, Longueuil was chosen as the name of the new city. On January 1, 2002, as part of the

, the provincial government amalgamated the former Longueuil with

Boucherville Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Montreal Metropolitan Commu ...

, Brossard, Greenfield Park, LeMoyne,

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Monteregian Hills. Th ...

, 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 (1969-2002), Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park and LeMoyne.

Geography

Longueuil occupies 115.59 square kilometres (44.6 sq mi) of land. The city is bordered by the cities of Saint-Lambert to the west, Brossard to the southwest,

to the northeast,

to the east, and the

and Montreal to the northwest. The city of Longueuil is located approximately 7 kilometres (5 mi) east of

on the south shore of the

. Longueuil is located in the Saint Lawrence River

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, and is a vast

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. Areas near the river were originally

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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

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in the Saint Lawrence River, and part of the

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. Street addresses in Longueuil increase west and east from the Chemin de Chambly, with suffixes of "Ouest" and "Est" used on east-west streets that cross it, and south from the Saint Lawrence River. (As in Montreal, the local cardinal directions are skewed to align with the shore of the river, and local grid "north" is closer to geographic northwest.)

Climate

, Longueuil is classified as humid continental or hemiboreal (

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''Dfb''). 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.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Longueuil had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. 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. Several of Montreal's most impoverished neighborhoods are located in Longueuil. As of the 2011 Canadian Census,

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was the

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language of 81.4% of Longueuil's residents while

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was the first language of 7.5%. Other languages were spoken by 13.6% of the population, with the most spoken being Spanish (3.0%),

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(2.1%),

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(1.2%),

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(0.7%), Persian (0.7%), Chinese (0.6%), Italian (0.6%) and Portuguese (0.6%). These figures include multiple responses. People of European origins made up 87.6% of the population in 2006. The largest visible minority groups are

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(4.1%),

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(2%),

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(1.6%), Chinese (1.2%),

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(1%), and

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(0.7%).2006 Community Profiles - Longueuil
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2016 population by mother tongue

Ville de Longueuil

Economy

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

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industry. It is home to the headquarters of both

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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

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(

John H. Chapman Space Center The John H. Chapman Space Centre (french: Centre Spatial John H. Chapman) is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency. It is located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Saint-Hubert. Location and name The centre has a total su ...

), adjacent to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport. Pascan Aviation has its headquarters in Saint-Hubert, Longueuil. Other companies based in Longueuil include Agropur,

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, and the Canadian subsidiary of Hasbro. In 2002 Artemano Canada, a home furnishing company was founded, with warehouse & distribution centre located in Longueuil. In 2008, Canadian Business ranked Longueuil as the 30th best place to do business in Canada.

Arts and culture

The Longueuil International Percussion Festival, which features 500 musicians, takes place over six days in July in the neighbourhood of

Old Longueuil Old Longueuil (french: Vieux-Longueuil) is a historic neighbourhood located in the borough of the same name, in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. There is not a universal definition of what exactly constitute the Old Longueuil neighbourhood, ...

, and draws 200,000 visitors per year.

Attractions

There are three nature parks in Longueuil, Parc Marie-Victorin and

Parc Michel-Chartrand Parc Michel-Chartrand, formerly known as the Parc régional de Longueuil, is a large park located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1895 Rue Adoncour in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. It is in area. It offers of Cross-country ...

in Le Vieux-Longueuil and Parc de la Cité in Saint-Hubert. It is also home to a

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, the Boisé du Tremblay, which is partially in Le Vieux-Longueuil and partially in

. There are seven arenas: Cynthia Coull Arena in Greenfield Park; Aréna Émile-Butch-Bouchard, Aréna Jacques-Cartier, Aréna Olympia and

Colisée Jean Béliveau The Colisée Jean-Béliveau (originally known as Aréna Jacques-Cartier) is a multi-purpose arena built in 1966 in Longueuil, Quebec, and home to the ice hockey team of Le Collège Français de Longueuil, that play in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey ...

in Le Vieux-Longueuil; and Centre sportif Gaétan-Boucher and Centre sportif Rosanne-Laflamme in Saint-Hubert. Notable places of worship include the

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, the Église Nouvelle vie evangelical church, , and the Montréal Québec Temple of

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Sport

Government

Municipal

The mayor is Sylvie Parent, who was elected on Nov. 5, 2017. She is the fourth mayor of Longueuil since the 2002

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. 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. Former member of the

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Caroline St-Hilaire Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil from November 10, 2009 to November 5, 2017. She was previously a Member of Parlia ...

was the third mayor from 2009 to 2017. 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 councillors 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, on the edge of the city.

Federal and provincial

Federally, Longueuil is part of three electoral districts. The riding of

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, is represented by Sherry Romanado. The riding of Longueuil-Saint-Hubert is represented by

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. The riding of Montarville, is represented by

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. 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

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. The electoral district of Marie-Victorin, which includes the western portion of Le Vieux-Longueuil, is represented by Catherine Fournier of the

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(PQ). The electoral district of

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, which covers the eastern portion of Le Vieux-Longueuil is represented by

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of the PQ. The electoral district of

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

Infrastructure

Commuting patterns

According to the 2006 Census, about 39,485 city residents (17.2% of the total population) commute to work in Montreal on a daily basis, while only 38,090 residents (16.6%) work in the city itself. A further 6,915 residents (3.0%) work in Boucherville every day, 4,775 (2.1%) work in Brossard, 2,795 (1.2%) in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and 1,815 (0.8%) 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.

Roads

The

between the

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and the south shore is traversed by only five automobile crossings. Two of these are in Longueuil, the

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(part of Autoroute 25) and the Jacques Cartier Bridge (part of Route 134). Autoroute 20 is an important highway in Longueuil, bordering the Saint Lawrence River in the Le Vieux-Longueuil borough, where it co-exists with Autoroute René-Lévesque (Route 132), and finally heading eastward toward

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

. 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

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. 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

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which connects the bridge to all three boroughs of Longueuil, and southward toward the city of Brossard.

Public transportation

The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) provides

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in Longueuil. There are 77 bus routes and 12

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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

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in downtown Montreal (under the

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office tower, at Bonaventure Metro). Entrance of Longueuil Marina, Quebec, Canada - panoramio

The city is also served by the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke Metro station, adjacent to the Longueuil bus terminus. The station connects to downtown

via the Yellow Line of the Metro. The

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(RTM) runs the Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train line also serves the south shore. The only commuter train station in the city of Longueuil is Longueuil–Saint-Hubert station. Until the mid-1950s, Longueuil was served by interurban streetcars operated by the

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. Longueuil also has a small airport, Saint-Hubert Airport. It is one of Canada's most important

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airports, ranked 12th busiest airport by aircraft movements.- Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
A small

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, the '' Réal-Bouvier Marina'' is located on the

in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. The Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry is a seasonal

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service links the Réal-Bouvier Marina to the Jacques Cartier Pier in the Old Port of Montreal.

Hospitals

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,

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, Sainte-Julie,

Saint-Amable Saint-Amable is a town east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 12,167. History The city, founded on 21 June 1921, is nam ...

Verchères Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,692. History In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchères w ...

, Calixa-Lavallée and Contrecœur.

Education

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The city of Longueuil is served by several educational institutions. Both the Université de Sherbrooke and

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

maintain campuses in the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. There is one CEGEP in Longueuil,

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, located in Le Vieux-Longueuil. Collège Édouard-Montpetit has an aerotechnic school,

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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.

Primary and secondary schools

Public anglophone schools are operated by the

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. There are three secondary schools in Longueuil operated by the Riverside School Board:

Centennial Regional High School Centennial Regional High School (CRHS, french: École secondaire régionale Centennial) is an English-language co-educational comprehensive public high school located in the Greenfield Park borough of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Mont ...

in Greenfield Park,

Heritage Regional High School Heritage Regional High School is a public secondary school located in Longueuil. Before being known as Heritage, the school was known as MacDonald-Cartier Memorial High School. HRTV Heritage Regional High School is the owner of its own television ...

in Saint-Hubert, and

Saint-Lambert International High School Saint-Lambert International High School (previously known as Chambly Academy or Chambly County High School) is a public secondary school, in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 675 Green Street and borders the Club De Golf St-Lambert ...

in Saint-Lambert. Public

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schools are operated by the

Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin (CSMV) was a French-language, school board operating in the Province of Quebec, Canada and serving the municipality of Longueuil (boroughs of Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park), Brossard and ...

. There are seven secondary schools in Longueuil operated by that district.

École secondaire Internationale St-Edmond École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, S ...

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. Prior to 1998 the

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served the municipality. There are also three

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francophone secondary schools, all of which are in Le Vieux-Longueuil. They are

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, Collège Français and Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

Media

Longueuil and the other cities in the agglomeration are served by two free weekly

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newspapers.

Le Courrier du Sud ''Le Courrier du Sud'' is a free French-language weekly tabloid newspaper based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The newspaper is distributed to 143,992 homes in the cities of Longueuil (boroughs of Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert and Greenfiel ...

, published by Quebecor Media, is the oldest, and contains inserts tailored to specific boroughs ("Le Journal de Saint-Hubert" for Saint-Hubert and "Le Magazine" for Greenfield Park, LeMoyne and the city of Saint-Lambert).

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is a newer weekly, published by Transcontinental Media. Both "Le Courrier du Sud" and "Rive-Sud Express" are both home delivered as well as available in newspaper boxes
Point Sud
is an independent monthly newspaper, also free of charge, that is carried on newspaper stands 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 (TVRS)
which is owned by Quebecor Media and is an affiliate of

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. It is available to Videotron cable subscribers only.

Twin towns – sister cities

Longueuil is twinned with: *

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, United States * Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Notable people

Micheline Beauchemin Micheline Beauchemin, (24 October 1929 – 29 September 2009) was a Canadians, Canadian textile artist and weaver. Education Beauchemin was born in Longueuil, Quebec. She studied at the Montréal’s École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Éco ...

(1929 – 2009), textile artist and weaver *

Maxime Comtois Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Ent ...

, prospect of the

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* Jon Lajoie, comedian *

Anthony Mantha Anthony Mantha (born September 16, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mantha was drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2 ...

, ice hockey player for the

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* Émilien Néron, actor * Judith Sainte-Marie, painter *

Abraham Toro Abraham Josue Toro (born December 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional baseball third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. He was selec ...

, Major League Baseball infielder for the

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Zviane Zviane (pen name of Sylvie-Anne Ménard; born in 1983 in Longueuil) is a comics creator (writer and artist) and a musician from Montréal, Quebec. Biography A musician since her youth, Zviane earned a baccalaureate in music from . She teaches mus ...

, graphic novelist

References

External links

Official site
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