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Le Quartier latin de Montréal connaît-il un déclin résidentiel ? Une analyse à partir des données publiques de recensement

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  • Julien Martin
  • Florian Mayneris

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At a time when alarmist analyses of the decline of the Quartier latin are multiplying, we use public census data to describe the population of the Quartier latin and its evolution over the past twenty years. The demographic portrait we draw is more nuanced than the prevailing discourse. The Quartier latin appears to be a neighborhood of young professionals and university students, whose population has grown faster than the rest of the Montreal metropolitan area from 2001 to 2021. Levels of education and average income have also risen faster than in the rest of the metropolis, reflecting a form of residential gentrification. The Habitations Jeanne-Mance, which provide low-cost housing for low-income households in the heart of the Quartier Latin, on the other hand, have seen their population decline. These findings suggest that housing should be a central issue in the revival of the Quartier Latin, so that it can be reconciled with the maintenance of a certain social mix. Alors que les analyses alarmistes sur le déclin du Quartier latin se multiplient, nous utilisons les données publiques de recensement pour décrire la population du Quartier latin et son évolution au cours des vingt dernières années. Le portrait démographique que nous en tirons est plus nuancé que le discours ambiant. Le Quartier latin apparaît comme un quartier de jeunes actifs diplômés et d’étudiants universitaires dont la population a connu une croissance supérieure au reste de la région métropolitaine de Montréal entre 2001 et 2021. Le niveau d’éducation et le revenu moyen y ont aussi progressé plus rapidement que dans le reste de la métropole, reflétant une forme d’embourgeoisement résidentiel. Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance, qui fournissent au coeur du Quartier latin des logements à loyer modique à destination de ménages à faible revenu, voient au contraire leur population décliner. Ces constats invitent ainsi à faire de la question du logement un enjeu central de la relance du Quartier latin, afin que celle-ci puisse être conciliée avec le maintien d’une certaine mixité sociale.

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  • Julien Martin & Florian Mayneris, 2024. "Le Quartier latin de Montréal connaît-il un déclin résidentiel ? Une analyse à partir des données publiques de recensement," CIRANO Papers 2024pr-02, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:circah:2024pr-02
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    Census; Latin Quarter; Social mix; Demography; Housing; Recensement; Quartier latin; Mixité sociale; Démographie; Logements;
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