Greater Montreal Area 1603721 225143317 2008-07-12T02:57:33Z Blanchardb 5311630 /* Lanaudière */ {{split-apart|Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal|Montreal census metropolitan area}} {{Infobox Settlement <!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Greater Montreal Area |nickname = |settlement_type = Inner Ring <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_map = UCM.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Canada|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Quebec}} [[Quebec]] <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 4258.97 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |area_blank2_title = |area_blank2_km2 = |area_blank2_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 3635571 |population_density_km2 = 853.6 |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title = |population_blank2 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postal code prefixes |postal_code = [[List of H Postal Codes of Canada|H]], [[List of J Postal Codes of Canada|J]] |area_code = [[Area code 514/438|438]], [[Area code 450|450]], [[Area code 514|514]] }} The '''Greater Montreal Area''' is the most populous [[metropolitan area]] in the [[Canadian]] [[province of Quebec]]. As of 2006, [[Statistics Canada]] identifies Montreal's [[Census Metropolitan Area]] (CMA) (land area 4,259 km²) as Canada's second most populous with a population of 3,635,571 <ref ="stat can">{{cite web| url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=201&S=3&O=D&RPP=150| title=Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data| date=[[2007-03-13]]| work=[[Statistics Canada]], 2006 Census of Population| accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref>. A slightly smaller area of 3,838 km² is governed by the '''Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal''' ('''CMM''') ([[English language|English]]: "Montreal Metropolitan Community", a translation rarely used). This level of government is headed by a president (currently City of Montreal mayor [[Gérald Tremblay]]). The CMM has a land area and an estimated population of 3,493,485{{Fact|date=August 2007}}. ==Largest cities== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! City ! Region ! Population ! Land Area ! Population Density |- | 1 | [[Montreal]] | [[Island of Montreal|Montreal]] | 1,620,693 | 365.13 km² | 4,438.7/km² |- | 2 | [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]] | [[Île Jésus|Laval]] | 368,709 | 247.09 km² | 1,492.2/km² |- | 3 | [[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]] | [[South Shore (Montreal)|South Shore]] | 229,330 | 115.59 km² | 1,984.0/km² |- | 4 | [[Terrebonne, Quebec|Terrebonne]] | [[North Shore (Laval)|North Shore]] | 94,703 | 154.60 km² | 612.6/km² |- | 5 | [[Repentigny, Quebec|Repentigny]] | [[North Shore (Laval)|North Shore]] | 76,237 | 61.76 km² | 1,234.5/km² |- | 6 | [[Brossard, Quebec|Brossard]] | [[South Shore (Montreal)|South Shore]] | 71,154 | 45.20 km² | 1,574.3/km² |- | 7 | [[Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Quebec|Dollard-Des Ormeaux]] | [[West Island]] | 48,930 | 15.10 km² | 3,240.0/km² |- | 8 | [[Blainville, Quebec|Blainville]] | [[North Shore (Laval)|North Shore]] | 46,493 | 55.10 km² | 843.8/km² |- | 9 | [[Châteauguay, Quebec|Châteauguay]] | [[South Shore (Montreal)|South Shore]] | 42,786 | 35.89 km² | 1,192.1/km² |- | 10 | [[Saint-Eustache, Quebec|Saint-Eustache]] | [[North Shore (Laval)|North Shore]] | 42,062 | 69.42 km² | 605.9/km² |} ==Inner Ring== The inner ring is composed of densely populated municipalities located in close proximity to downtown Montreal. It includes the entire Island of Montreal, Laval, and the Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. ===[[Montréal (region)|Island of Montreal]]=== *[[Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec|Baie-d'Urfé]] *[[Beaconsfield, Quebec|Beaconsfield]] *[[Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec|Côte-Saint-Luc]] *[[Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec|Dollard-des-Ormeaux]] *[[Dorval, Quebec|Dorval]] *[[Hampstead, Quebec|Hampstead]] *[[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]] *[[L'Île-Dorval, Quebec|L'Île-Dorval]] *'''[[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]]''' ** ''Borough of [[Ahuntsic-Cartierville]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Anjou, Quebec|Anjou]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce]]'' ** ''Borough of [[L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève]]'' ** ''Borough of [[LaSalle, Quebec|LaSalle]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Lachine, Quebec|Lachine]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Le Plateau-Mont-Royal]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Le Sud-Ouest]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Montréal-Nord, Quebec|Montréal-Nord]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Outremont, Quebec|Outremont]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Pierrefonds-Roxboro]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Saint-Léonard, Quebec|Saint-Léonard]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Verdun, Quebec|Verdun]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Ville-Marie (borough)|Ville-Marie]]'' ** ''Borough of [[Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension]]'' *[[Montreal-Est, Quebec|Montreal Est]] *[[Montreal West, Quebec|Montreal West]] *[[Mount Royal, Quebec|Mount Royal]] *[[Pointe-Claire, Quebec|Pointe-Claire]] *[[Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec|Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue]] *[[Senneville, Quebec|Senneville]] *[[Westmount, Quebec|Westmount]] ===[[Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil]]=== *[[Boucherville, Quebec|Boucherville]] *[[Brossard, Quebec|Brossard]] *'''[[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]]''' **''Borough of [[Greenfield Park, Quebec|Greenfield Park]]'' **''Borough of [[Saint-Hubert, Quebec|Saint-Hubert]] **''Borough of [[Vieux-Longueuil]]'' *[[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]] *[[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec|Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]] ===[[Île Jésus]]=== *'''[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]''' **''Neighbourhood of [[Auteuil, Quebec|Auteuil]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Chomedey, Quebec|Chomedey]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Duvernay, Quebec|Duvernay]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Fabreville, Quebec|Fabreville]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Îles Laval]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Laval-Ouest, Quebec|Laval-Ouest]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Laval-des-Rapides]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Laval-sur-le-Lac]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Pont-Viau, Quebec|Pont-Viau]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Saint-François, Quebec|Saint-François]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec|Saint-Vincent-de-Paul]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec|Sainte-Dorothée]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Sainte-Rose, Quebec|Sainte-Rose]]'' **''Neighbourhood of [[Vimont, Quebec|Vimont]]'' ==Off-island suburbs== The outer ring is composed of low-density municipalities located on the fringe of Metropolitan Montreal. Most of these cities and towns are semi-rural. Specifically, the term ''off-island suburbs'' refers to those suburbs that are located on the [[North Shore (Laval)|North Shore]] of the [[Rivière des Mille Îles|Mille-Îles River]], those on the [[South Shore (Montreal)|South Shore]] that were never included in the megacity of [[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]], and those on the [[Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Vaudreuil-Soulanges Peninsula]]. Communities in that area are also informally referred to as ''[[Area code 450|the 450]]'', after the [[Telephone numbering plan|telephone area code]] that serves the region since 1998. Due to their proximity to Montreal's downtown core, some suburbs on the [[South Shore (Montreal)|South Shore]] ([[Longueuil, Quebec|Longueuil]], [[Brossard, Quebec|Brossard]], [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]], and [[Boucherville, Quebec|Boucherville]]) are usually not included in the ''off-island suburbs'' even though they are on the mainland. ===[[Montérégie]]=== *[[Beauharnois, Quebec]] *[[Beloeil, Quebec]] *[[Calixa-Lavallée, Quebec]] *[[Candiac, Quebec]] *[[Carignan, Quebec]] *[[Chambly, Quebec]] *[[Charlemagne, Quebec]] *[[Châteauguay, Quebec]] *[[Contrecoeur, Quebec]] *[[Delson, Quebec]] *[[Hudson, Quebec]] *[[Kahnawake]] *[[La Prairie, Quebec]] *[[Léry, Quebec]] *[[Les Cèdres, Quebec]] *[[L'Île-Cadieux, Quebec]] *[[L'Île-Perrot, Quebec|L'Île-Perrot]] *[[McMasterville, Quebec]] *[[Mercier, Quebec]] *[[Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec]] *[[Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec]] *[[Otterburn Park, Quebec]] *[[Pincourt, Quebec]] *[[Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec]] *[[Richelieu, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Amable, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Catherine, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Constant, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Isidore, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Julie, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Lazare, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Mathieu, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Philippe, Quebec]] *[[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec]] *[[Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec]] *[[Varennes, Quebec]] *[[Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec]] *[[Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec]] *[[Verchères, Quebec]] ===[[Laurentians]]=== *[[Blainville, Quebec]] *[[Bois-des-Filion, Quebec]] *[[Boisbriand, Quebec]] *[[Deux-Montagnes, Quebec]] *[[Lorraine, Quebec]] *[[Mirabel, Quebec]] *[[Oka, Quebec]] *[[Pointe-Calumet, Quebec]] *[[Rosemère, Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Eustache, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Jérôme, Quebec|Saint-Jérôme]] *[[Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec]] ===[[Lanaudière]]=== *[[Charlemagne, Quebec]] *[[L'Assomption, Quebec]] *[[Mascouche, Quebec]] *[[Repentigny, Quebec]] *[[Saint-Sulpice, Quebec]] *[[Terrebonne, Quebec]] ==Demographics== {| class="wikitable" style="line-height: 0.9em; border:1px #000000;" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="margin-left: 1em; text-align:right;" |+ '''Mother tongue languages''' ([[Canada 2006 Census|2006]])<ref name="language">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=97-555-XCB2006007&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=97-555-XCB2006007&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89186&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=837977|title=Montreal (CMA) - Detailed Mother Tongue|date=April 1, 2008|work=[[Canada 2006 Census]]|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=2008-05-18}}</ref> |- ! width="40px" | Language ! width="40px" | [[Greater Montreal Area|Montreal]] ! width="40px" | [[Quebec]] ! width="40px" | [[Canada]] |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[French language|French]] |66.5% |'''80.1%''' |22.3% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[English language|English]] |13.2% |8.6% |'''58.4%''' |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Italian language|Italian]] |'''3.5%''' |1.8% |1.5% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Arabic language|Arabic]] |'''3.1%''' |1.6% |0.9% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |'''2.6%''' |1.5% |1.2% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Creole language|Creole]] |'''1.4%''' |0.7% |0.2% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Chinese languages|Chinese]] |1.2% |0.6% |'''1.5%''' |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Greek language|Greek]] |'''1.2%''' |0.6% |0.4% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] |'''0.9%''' |0.5% |0.7% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Romanian language|Romanian]] |'''0.7%''' |0.4% |0.3% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] |'''0.7%''' |0.4% |0.5% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Russian language|Russian]] |'''0.5%''' |0.3% |0.4% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Armenian language|Armenian]] |'''0.4%''' |0.2% |0.1% |- style="line-height: 1.1em" |align=left |[[Polish language|Polish]] |0.4% |0.2% |'''0.7%''' |} {{clear}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.cmm.qc.ca/index.php?id=309 Metropolitan Community of Montreal website] *[http://www.greatermontrealarea.com/ Greater Montreal Area Web site] *[http://www.restomontreal.ca/ Greater Montreal Area Restaurants] * {{fr icon}} [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/publications/cartotheque/RMR_Mun.pdf Greater Montreal Area map] in .pdf {{Greater Montreal}} {{Subdivisions of Quebec|cities=yes}} <!--Categories--> [[Category:Municipal government in Montreal]] [[Category:Montreal]] [[Category:Metropolitan areas of Canada|Montreal]] <!--Other languages--> [[fr:Communauté urbaine de Montréal]] [[pt:Região Metropolitana de Montreal]]