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Montréal, Québec, Canada

Montreal
City
Ville de Montréal
From top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Montreal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Olympic Stadium, McGill University, Old Montreal featuring the Clock Tower and Jacques Cartier Bridge at the Fireworks Festival, Saint Joseph's Oratory
Flag of Montreal
Flag
Coat of arms of Montreal
Coat of arms
Official logo of Montreal
Logo
Motto: Concordia Salus ("Well-being Through Harmony")
Montreal is located in Canada
Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is located in Quebec
Montreal
Montreal
Location of Montreal in Canada
Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°34′W / 45.500°N 73.567°W / 45.500; -73.567Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°34′W / 45.500°N 73.567°W / 45.500; -73.567
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montreal
Indigenous territories Great Peace of Montreal
UA Urban agglomeration of Montreal
Founded May 17, 1642
Incorporated 1832
Constituted January 1, 2002
Boroughs
Government
 • Type Montreal City Council
 • Mayor Denis Coderre
 • Federal riding
 • Prov. riding
 • MPs
Area
 • City 431.50 km2 (166.60 sq mi)
 • Land 365.65 km2 (141.18 sq mi)
 • Urban 1,545.30 km2 (596.64 sq mi)
 • Metro 4,604.26 km2 (1,777.71 sq mi)
Highest elevation 233 m (764 ft)
Lowest elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2016)
 • City 1,704,694
 • Density 4,662.1/km2 (12,075/sq mi)
 • Urban 4,098,927
 • Urban density 2,205.4/km2 (5,712/sq mi)
 • Metro 4,098,927 (2nd)
 • Metro density 890.2/km2 (2,306/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016 Increase 3.3%
 • Dwellings 843,872
Demonym(s) Montrealer
Montréalais(e)
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) H (except H7 for Laval)
Area code(s) 514 and 438
GDP US$ 155.9 billion
GDP per capita US$ 38,867
Website ville.montreal.qc.ca

Montreal (Listeni/ˌmʌntrˈɒl/;), officially Montréal (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeal]), is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the 2nd-most populous in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary," it is believed to be named after Mount Royal, though there is some debate about this. The city has a distinct four-season continental climate, with warm-to-hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

In 2016, Montreal had a population of 1,704,694. Montreal's metropolitan area had a population of 4,098,927 and a population of 1,958,257 in the urban agglomeration, with all of the municipalities on the Island of Montreal included. Legally a French-speaking city, 60.5% of Montrealers speak French at home, 21.2% speak English and 19.8% speak neither. Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada, with 56% of the population able to speak both official languages. Montreal is the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the world after Paris.


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