GENERAL PRESENTATION

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: City of Nature and Heritage

The City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is rich in events and outdoor and cultural activities that delight the citizens throughout the year.

Life in Sainte-Anne is the pleasure and calm of the countryside, 20 minutes from downtown Montreal. With a historical village, sports facilities of all kinds, a focus on environment and wildlife and an exceptional waterfront, it is definitely good to live in Sainte-Anne!

Basic Information

Geographical Code: 66117

Designation : Ville (City)

Constitution : April 18, 1878

Merged with Ville de Montréal : January 1st, 2002

Reconstitution : January 1st, 2006 (Decree 977-2005)

N.E.Q. (Quebec Enterprise Number) : 8831858301

Area : 11,20 km2

Population : 5 012

Administrative Region : Montréal (06)

Electoral Districts :

• Provincial: Jacques-Cartier (412) -- MNA : Gregory Kelley
• Federal: Lac-Saint-Louis (24036) -- MP : Francis Scarpaleggia

Next Elections : 2121

Voting System : First past the post

Territorial Division : Districts (6)

Gentilic : Annabellevois, oise

A short historical outline...

The city of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is located on a passageway used by the First Nations before the arrival of Europeans. At the time, the territory bore the names Tiotenactokte (Algonquin: Here are the last encampments) or Skanawetsy (Iroquois: Whitewater). These two toponyms precisely illustrate the particular geographical situation of what would become Sainte-Anne.

Starting in the late 1780s, Scottish immigrants settled in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Simon Fraser, an important fur trader, owned a house here. In 1840-1843, the federal government built the lock. The canal plays an important role in Canada's maritime trade, providing the only access to the Great Lakes and forming part of the Montreal-Ottawa-Kingston navigable route.

The Village of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue was founded in 1878 and incorporated as a city in 1895, shortly after the Canadian Pacific Railway built a railway bridge over the canal, parallel to the Grand Trunk bridge.

In the early 20th century, the Macdonald College and John Abbott College campuses changed the village's social and urban dynamic. In 1917, the federal government built a hospital to care for veterans of the First World War. The Garden City Press, which prints technical magazines and educational documents, moved to the town in 1919, bringing a new urban vision.

In 1924, the Quebec government built the Galipeault Bridge over the Sainte-Anne Canal, linking Île Perrot to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. In the 1960s, the buildings erected in the 19th century were demolished and replaced by others still standing today. In 1987, a pedestrian and bicycle promenade was built along the canal.

Municipal Administration

For any request to the City, you must use the Online Request System. This system makes it possible to answer all requests and to produce reports in order to highlight recurring problems.

City Hall
Services related to taxation and assessment, payment of fines, regulations and permits

Municipal Patrol
Ensuring the security of the territory and citizens and enforcing municipal by-laws

Public Works - Municipal Garage
Maintenance of the public domain and urban furniture, snow clearing

Recreation Department - Harpell Center
It includes services related to recreation and culture

Public Library
There is a collection of over 21,400 printed documents, CDs, DVDs, language courses, and more.

For the contact information and opening hours of the different departments

Municipal Council

Composed of the mayor and six councilors, the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue City Council represents citizens, legislators and administrators. For more information on current City Council members, electoral districts, advisory committees, and the meetings schedule, please visit the Democratic Life section of our website.

List of mayors