Nouveau-Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [nuvo bɔʁdo], lit. 'New Bordeaux') originally known as Bordeaux, is a neighbourhood in north end Montreal, Quebec, Canada located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
Nouveau-Bordeaux | |
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  Nouveau-Bordeaux Location of Nouveau-Bordeaux in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′49″N 73°40′37″W / 45.546817°N 73.677017°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Ahuntsic-Cartierville |
| Postal Code | |
| Area code(s) | 514, 438 |
Nouveau-Bordeaux is bordered on the north by Rivière des Prairies, to the northeast by Ahuntsic, to the southeast by the borough of Saint-Laurent and to the southwest by the neighbourhood of Cartierville. Formerly an independent city,[1] Bordeaux was annexed by the much larger city of Montreal in the year 1910, at the same time as neighboring Ahuntsic. The district had a large housing boom in the 1960s and 1970s. Galeries de Normandie shopping mall is located in Bordeaux' north.
The former Bordeaux railway station was once located here. The Bois-de-Boulogne station, a commuter rail station operated by Exo served on its Saint-Jérôme line, serves the neighbourhood. The Bordeaux Prison is located near here.
References
edit- ^ "Bordeaux - Montréal (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
External links
edit- Ville de Montréal (in French)
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