15 Facts About Longueuil

1.

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 .

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2.

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

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3.

Longueuil was founded in 1657 by Charles Le Moyne, a merchant from Ville-Marie, as a seigneurie.

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4.

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

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

City of Longueuil includes Ile Charron, a small island in the Saint Lawrence River, and part of the Boucherville Islands.

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8.

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

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9.

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

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10.

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

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11.

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 Rene-Levesque, and finally heading eastward toward Boucherville.

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12.

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

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13.

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

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14.

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, Vercheres, Calixa-Lavallee and Contrecœur.

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15.

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

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