Faubourg

As cities were often located atop hills (for defensive purposes), their outlying communities were frequently lower down.

The border of the city was transferred a few kilometers outwards, and the new borderline, which was in force until 1860, is now marked by the outer circle of boulevards passing through Place Charles de Gaulle in the west and Place de la Nation in the east.

Haussmann's renovation of Paris erased many traces of ancient faubourgs and the term banlieue was then coined.

Marie, originally (late 18th century) a residential area, which was overtaken by commerce, developing into the modern Central Business District.

[2] Greater Montreal no longer has any actual faubourgs on the main island, as the suburb now refers to the North and South Shores.

The term also applies to the Saint-Roch and Saint-Sauveur areas, and the three neighbourhoods are comprised in the municipal district of les Faubourgs.