Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre | |
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Habitat 67 and Cité du Havre as seen from the Old Port of Montreal. | |
Location of Cité du Havre in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′39″N 73°32′42″W / 45.494165°N 73.545016°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Ville-Marie |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 775 |
| • Density | 575.4/km2 (1,490/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006-11) | 32.7% |
| • Dwellings | 534 |
| Postal Code | |
| Area code(s) | 514, 438 |
Cité du Havre (French pronunciation: [site dy avʁ]) is a neighbourhood in the borough of Ville-Marie of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on a narrow man-made peninsula, the Mackay Pier (Jetée Mackay), which was largely built to protect the Old Port of Montreal from the currents of the Saint Lawrence River and from ice banks and floodings in the springtime.
The 775 residents live in one of three modern residential buildings, Habitat 67, Tropiques Nord and Profil-O. The rest is mostly put to light industrial use and constitutes the last functioning part of Montreal's 'Old Port', while modern port functions take place far further downstream in the north-east of the island. It is one of the few neighbourhoods in the borough where there is room for new construction and development.