All about Montreal

Montréal, city in Île-de-Montréal County, southern Québec province, Canada.

The second largest city in Canada, Montréal is one of Canada’s leading commercial, industrial, and service centers.

It is also a center of Canadian intellectual and cultural life and the chief cultural center of the French part of Canada.

Most of the residents are of French descent and speak the French language; however, a significant minority speaks English, giving Montréal a bilingual character.

Founded by the French in 1642, Montréal is one of the oldest cities in North America.

Its name comes from the old French form of the name of the mountain, Mount Royal, that dominates the city.

Montréal has a northern climate, with a mean July temperature range of 15° to 26°C (60° to 79°F) and a mean January range of -15° to -6°C (5° to 22°F).

With an average yearly snowfall of 214 cm (84 in), winter snowdrifts can become deep, and popular winter activities are skating, skiing, and ice hockey.



(1) MONTREAL AND IT'S METROPOLETAN AREA
(2) POPULATION
(3) EDUCATION AND CULTURE
(4) RECREATION
(5) ECONOMY
(6) GOVERNMENT
(7) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
(8) HISTORY