Lachine

Lachine is a district of the town of Montreal.

Geography

The territory has a surface of 20 km ² and a population of 40.000 inhabitants. It located in the west of the Montreal city, in Quebec.

History

Called China (later Lachine) because of the ambitions of the Sieur of the Room to reach the China by the west. The town of Lachine is the first city connected by train with Montreal.

It is the place of the Massacre of Lachine.

Policy

The current mayor of the district is Claude Dauphin. The advisers of the city are Jane Cowell-Poitras, Elizabeth Verge (District of the Channel), Bernard Blanchet (District J. - Émery-Provost) and Jean-François Cloutier (District of the Extremely-Roland).

Education

  • the secondary school Dalbé-Viau
  • the College Holy-Anne de Lachine
  • the College Saint-Louis
  • the Lakeside Academy (English)
  • the elementary school Paul-Jarry
  • the elementary school Very-Saint-Sacrament
  • the elementary school Philippe-Morin
  • the elementary school Garden-Of-Saint-Angels
  • the elementary school Catherine-Soumilliard
  • the elementary school Martin-Bélangé (v.s.p)
  • the Meadowbrooke elementary school (English)

See too

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Company of history of Lachine
  • historical buildings of Lachine on Image Montreal

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