about montréal, quÉbec

Population: 1,704,694 (2016)

Location: Montréal is set on an island in the Saint Lawrence River.

Area (Size): 431.5km²

French language presence:

• Roughly 1,097,345 individuals speak French as their first language

• Roughly 965,480 individuals reported that they can speak both English & French.

Interesting facts

• Montréal is the 2nd largest French speaking city in the world.

• A common phrase in Montréal is BonjourHi because many of the inhabitants are bilingual.

• Montréal has the highest number of restaurants in Canada.

• Montréal is built around Mont Royal.

• Montréal has an underground city that connects shopping malls, metro stations, universities, museums and more.

• Montréal hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976.

• Montréal has the 2nd largest Amusement Park in Canada.

• Some of Montréal's food specialties are maple cookies, maple butter, maple candy and maple marinades.

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