Greater Montreal Area
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{{split-apart|Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal|Montreal census metropolitan area}}
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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>
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! 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%'''
|}
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==References==
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==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
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