Administrative divisions of Montreal

Montreal has an urban area of 365. 13 square kilometers and a population of 1.62 million. Montreal Metropolitan Area consists of 75 surrounding towns, covering an area of 2,700 square kilometers and a population of more than 33 1 1,000. French-born residents account for about two-thirds, and it is the largest French-speaking city in the world except Paris, France, so it has the reputation of "Little Paris".

Montreal, founded in 1642, is an immigrant city with a history of nearly 400 years. It is one of the few French-speaking cities in North America. More than 6,543,800 people use two languages in their daily lives, and many residents speak a third language. The English-and French-speaking communities are representative of Montreal. It is centered on Saint Laurent Avenue, with French-speaking areas in the east and English-speaking areas in the west. In addition, there are 150 different cultural communities, accounting for 34% of the total population. Such as Ireland, Italy, Judaism, Greece, Arabia, Asia, Latin America, Haiti and Portugal. , covering almost all countries and cultural styles in the world. (Arranged from west to east and from north to south)

Ile-bizard–Saint-Gene Viè ve–Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue (English-speaking area)

Pierfoz-Roxborough (English)

Racine (Racine)

La Salle (a city in eastern Canada)

Saint Laurent (Chinese)

Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace (English-speaking area)

Southwest French-speaking area

Verdun (Chinese Community)

jewish quarte

Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension (Arab region)

Rosemont–la petite-Patrie (French)

North Montreal

Saint Leonard.

Le Plato-Mon-Royal (French-speaking)

Ahuntsic-Cartierville (Middle East)

Mary town (downtown)

Anjou

Messer -hoche lage-maison neuve (French-speaking area)

Riviere-Prairie-Lambour, poynter-Montreal-East

The following 15 areas were incorporated into Montreal by the then Quebec People's Party government on June 1 2002, but then voted to leave Montreal on June 20, 2004 and re-established as independent cities on June 1 2006. But the newly established Greater Montreal Gathering Committee is in charge of most of the tax revenue. The independence of these areas has not been restored to the previous independent state.

Urffy, Quebec (Beaconsfield-Bay-Urffy)

Gongbei District (Gongbei District)

Kurt Saint Luc (Kurt Saint Luc-hampstead-Montré al-West)

Dollard-Dehors Moss (Dollard-Dehors Moss-Roxborough)

Dorval (Dorval–Ile-Dorval)

Hampstead (Kurt-Saint Luc-hampstead-Montré al-West)

Kirkland

Dorval i.

East Montreal (Riviere-Prairie-poynter-Oaks-trumbull-East Montreal)

Monte Reuillard-West (Kurt Saint Luc-hampstead-Monte Reuillard-West)

mount royal

Poynter Claire.

Saint Anne Debel view

Senneville

Westmount Montreal Underground (French: La ville souterraine) refers to the underground comprehensive residential and commercial center near the city center. It is also called an indoor city because not all parts are underground. The underground city consists of tunnels over 32 kilometers long, covering an area of 12 square kilometers, in which 80% of the offices and 35% of the business district are located in the city center. Services include shopping centers, hotels, offices, banks, museums, seven subway stations, two railway stations, a long-distance bus station and a call center. The underground city has more than 120 exits, welcoming more than 500,000 people in and out. It is an ideal place to avoid the severe winter and heavy traffic. Montreal is often called "two cities and one city" because of its underground cities.

downtown

The city center includes Ville-Marie, which is located at the foot of the Royal Mountain, next to the Royal Mountain Park and next to the St. Lawrence River. There are more than a dozen skyscrapers in this area (legally not more than the height of Mount Royal). St Catherine Street is the busiest street in downtown and the largest commercial street in Canada. Ile-de-St-Hélène, across the river bank, holds Formula One racing every year. There are also Las Vegas and La Ronde amusement parks on the island, where the annual Montreal Fireworks Festival is held.

Standing on the Royal Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the buildings and scenery in the whole city center, including mountains, rivers, urban areas and even the Olympic Stadium in the distance. Montreal architecture is famous for the contrast between the old and the new, and skyscrapers stand side by side with the ancient Catholic church. Many ancient Catholic churches, such as Notre Dame de Paris and St. Joseph's Cathedral. Modern architecture includes the Montreal subway (each station has different architectural styles and works of art) and skyscrapers, such as the Place Ville-Marie building built by I.M. Pei in 1962. The maintenance and protection of the old city of Montreal is very successful: Jacques Katia Square, municipal government, etc. Are basically the same.