How do the population and area of these two territories compare?

Brossard has 91,525 residents spread over 45.2 km², while Montréal-Nord has 83,868 residents over only 12.4 km², representing an absolute difference of 32.8 km². Brossard thus shows a higher population by 7,657 people over a much larger territory.

What is the difference in terms of the number of households?

Montréal-Nord has 36,330 households, representing an absolute difference of 445 more households than Brossard and its 35,885 households.

How are primary and secondary schools distributed between the two sectors?

Montréal-Nord has 21 schools in total compared to 16 in Brossard, representing an absolute difference of 5 schools. Specifically, Montréal-Nord offers 13 primary schools (an absolute difference of 2 more than Brossard, which has 11) and 6 secondary schools (about 3 times more, or 200% more secondary schools than Brossard, which has 2, representing an absolute difference of 4).

What is the difference between the public and private school offerings?

Montréal-Nord has 19 public schools, representing 46% more than Brossard and its 13 institutions, which is an absolute difference of 6 public schools. Brossard compensates with 3 private schools compared to 2 in Montréal-Nord, which is 50% more, representing an absolute difference of 1 private school.

Which sector offers the best bus transit network?

Brossard holds an advantage for the student profile thanks to its infrastructure. The city has 678 bus stops, which is about 2.2 times more (115% more) than Montréal-Nord with 316, representing an absolute difference of 362 stops.

Montréal-Nord vs Brossard

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Montréal-Nord

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Brossard

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Comparison

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Montréal-Nord leads on 4 of the 5 dimensions compared. Reading across 10 comparable indicators between Montréal-Nord and Brossard. Montréal-Nord holds 83,868 residents on population, 91,525 residents for Brossard; Montréal-Nord pulls ahead with 12.4 km² on area (45.2 km² for Brossard); 6,742 residents per km² on density in Montréal-Nord, 2,025 residents per km² in Brossard. On area, Brossard counts 3.6× more than Montréal-Nord; on density, Montréal-Nord leads by 3.3× more.

Comparison of Montréal-Nord and Brossard on 10 public indicators
Indicator	Montréal-Nord	Brossard
Population (residents)	83 868	91 525
Area (square kilometres)	12,4 km²	45,2 km²
Density (residents per km²)	6 742	2 025
Households (households)	36 330	35 885
Bus stops (stops)	316	678
Schools (schools (MEQ))	21	16
Primary schools (primary schools)	13	11
Secondary schools (secondary schools)	6	2
Public schools (public schools)	19	13
Private schools (private schools)	2	3

Geography & population

Population

Montréal-Nord

83 868

residents

Brossard

91 525

residents

83 868

residents

Population

91 525

residents

Area

Montréal-Nord

12.4km²

square kilometres

Brossard

45.2km²

square kilometres

12.4km²

square kilometres

Area

45.2km²

square kilometres

Density

Montréal-Nord

6 742

residents per km²

Brossard

2 025

residents per km²

6 742

residents per km²

Density

2 025

residents per km²

Households

Montréal-Nord

36 330

households

Brossard

35 885

households

36 330

households

Households

35 885

households

Bus stops

Montréal-Nord

316

stops

Brossard

678

stops

316

stops

Bus stops

678

stops

Education

Schools

Montréal-Nord

schools (MEQ)

Brossard

schools (MEQ)

Schools

schools (MEQ)

Primary schools

Montréal-Nord

primary schools

Brossard

primary schools

Primary schools

primary schools

Secondary schools

Montréal-Nord

secondary schools

Brossard

secondary schools

Secondary schools

secondary schools

Public schools

Montréal-Nord

public schools

Brossard

public schools

Public schools

public schools

Private schools

Montréal-Nord

private schools

Brossard

private schools

Private schools

private schools

In short

Brossard spans a vast territory with an area about 3.6 times larger (or 263% more) than Montréal-Nord. This difference in space explains why Montréal-Nord has a density about 3.3 times higher (or 233% more) with 6,742 residents per square kilometer compared to 2,025 for the South Shore city, representing an absolute difference of 4,717. For students, Brossard stands out as the preferred option to settle down.

For which lifestyle?

Four ways to live here.

Brossard leads on 1 of 1 lifestyles.

Out of 100. The higher the number, the better the area fits that lifestyle. Computed from public indicators (schools, safety, transit, environment, etc.) across all boroughs and cities covered by Explore Ma Ville.

Questions

Questions about Montréal-Nord vs Brossard

How do the population and area of these two territories compare?: Brossard has 91,525 residents spread over 45.2 km², while Montréal-Nord has 83,868 residents over only 12.4 km², representing an absolute difference of 32.8 km². Brossard thus shows a higher population by 7,657 people over a much larger territory.
What is the difference in terms of the number of households?: Montréal-Nord has 36,330 households, representing an absolute difference of 445 more households than Brossard and its 35,885 households.
How are primary and secondary schools distributed between the two sectors?: Montréal-Nord has 21 schools in total compared to 16 in Brossard, representing an absolute difference of 5 schools. Specifically, Montréal-Nord offers 13 primary schools (an absolute difference of 2 more than Brossard, which has 11) and 6 secondary schools (about 3 times more, or 200% more secondary schools than Brossard, which has 2, representing an absolute difference of 4).
What is the difference between the public and private school offerings?: Montréal-Nord has 19 public schools, representing 46% more than Brossard and its 13 institutions, which is an absolute difference of 6 public schools. Brossard compensates with 3 private schools compared to 2 in Montréal-Nord, which is 50% more, representing an absolute difference of 1 private school.
Which sector offers the best bus transit network?: Brossard holds an advantage for the student profile thanks to its infrastructure. The city has 678 bus stops, which is about 2.2 times more (115% more) than Montréal-Nord with 316, representing an absolute difference of 362 stops.

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