Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an də bɛlvy]) is an on-island suburb located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish in 1703. The oldest, Dorval, was founded in 1667.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | |
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City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | |
Motto(s): Omnia per laborem et fidem (All through work and faith) | |
Coordinates: 45°24′14″N 73°57′09″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montreal |
RCM | None |
Founded | 1703 |
Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paola Hawa |
• Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Louis |
• Prov. riding | Jacques-Cartier |
Area | |
• Total | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,027 |
• Density | 480.8/km2 (1,245/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 1.4% |
• Dwellings | 2,304 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
Highways A-20 | A-40 (TCH) |
Website | www |
Points of interest include the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal (a National Historic Site of Canada), the Sainte-Anne Veterans' Hospital, the Morgan Arboretum, and the L'Anse-à-l'Orme Nature Park. Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is also home to John Abbott College and McGill University's Macdonald Campus, which includes the J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory and the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre as well as about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) of farmland which separates the small town from neighbouring Baie-d'Urfé.