Montreal is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the largest city in the province. The largest city in the country is Toronto.
Montreal was called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary". The city is located on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city.
Montreal was called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary". The city is located on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city.
In 2011, the city of Montreal had a populatoin of 1,649,519. Montreal's metropolitan area had an estimated metropolitan population of 3,824,221 and a population of 1,886,481 in the urban agglomeration of Montreal (all of municipalities on the Island of Montreal included).
French is the city's official language and it is also the language spoken at home by 56.9% of the population in the city of Montreal proper, followed by English at 18.6% and 19.8% other languages (as of 2006 census).
Montreal was called "Canada's Cultural Capital" by Monocle and recently was named a UNESCO City of Design. Montreal remains an important centre of commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, film and world affairs.
IMAGES OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL
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