Côte-des-Neiges explained

Côte-des-Neiges
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Montreal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Montreal
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3:Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1868
Established Title2:Merged
Established Date2:1908, 1910
Area Land Km2:11.6
Population As Of:2013
Population Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]
Population Total:97,803
Population Density Km2:8,462.1
Coordinates:45.4768°N -73.6143°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:H3S, H3T, H3V, H3W
Area Code:514, 438

Côte-des-Neiges (pronounced as /fr/, pronounced as /fr-CA/) is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the geographic centre of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal and is part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

History

Historically, the original settlement, the Village of Côte-des-Neiges, was founded in 1862 and annexed by Montreal in two parts in 1908 and 1910.In 1876, land owner and farmer James Swail began residential subdivisions on the eastern side of Decelles Avenue. In 1906, a large housing development was started in the area, called Northmount Heights, built by developer Northmount Land Company. Much of this area has been expropriated by the Université de Montréal.[5]

Geographically it was bordered by Decelles Avenue to the north east and the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery to the south east, Westmount to the southwest and situated on the confluence of Côte-des-Neiges Road and Queen Mary Road. It was one of the last areas of the city of Montreal to be developed and urbanized. Up until World War II it remained a village surrounded by working farms to the north and west. A ski hill to the south near present-day Ridgewood Avenue at the foot of the mountain and present day Saint Joseph's Oratory, was once used regularly by the Montreal Ski Club into the 1940s.

Demographics

Today, the neighbourhood has a large immigrant and student population, and is one of the most densely populated and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada. With over 100 different ethnic communities, predominantly: Québécois, Filipino, West Indian (Black Canadians), South Asian (Tamils and Bengalis), Jewish, Latin American, Iranian, Chinese, Arab, Vietnamese and most recently Eastern European and African. It is one of the few Montreal neighbourhoods where neither the French nor English language dominate. Both national languages are spoken equally, along with many others by a high number of multilingual speakers.

Education

The Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM) operates Francophone public schools. For instance:

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone public schools.

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Côte-des-Neiges library and the Bibliothèque interculturelle.[9]

The main campus of Université de Montréal and its two schools HÉC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal are located within the neighbourhood.

Points of interest

The most notable institutions in Côte-des-Neiges are Université de Montréal, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Saint-Justine's Hospital, the Jewish General Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Plaza Côte-des-Neiges, and Saint Joseph's Oratory (the large domed basilica, perched above the neighbourhood, which is by far its most important tourist attraction).

Metro stations

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profil des 58 districts electoraux 2013.
  2. Web site: Côte-des-Neiges. Profil de district électoral. 9 May 2013. July 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718013918/http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/9_C%D4TE-DES-NEIGES.PDF. live.
  3. Web site: Darlington. Profil de district électoral. 9 May 2013. November 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125163332/http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/8_DARLINGTON.PDF. live.
  4. Web site: Snowdon. Profil de district électoral. 9 May 2013. November 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125165721/http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/10_SNOWDON.PDF. live.
  5. Web site: Publicité de la Northmount Land. https://web.archive.org/web/20040702012117/http://www.cjecdn.qc.ca/bibliotheque/societe/12-dev/12a-a72.htm. dead. July 2, 2004. 1698-1998 CÔTE-DES-NEIGES AU FIL DU TEMPS. fr.
  6. http://des-nations.csdm.ca/ Home page
  7. http://felix-leclerc.csdm.ca/ Home page
  8. http://iona.csdm.ca/ Home page
  9. "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement ." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
  10. News: Fine . Philip . May 21, 2010 . Quebec ecologist took a Zen approach to environmental battles . . dead . July 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304024341/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100521.OBBOUCHARD21ATL/BDAStory/BDA/deaths . March 4, 2012.
  11. Web site: Michelot . Pablo . October 15, 2015 . Un premier concert Black pour l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017175841/https://lencrenoir.com/un-premier-concert-black-pour-lorchestre-symphonique-de-montreal/ . October 17, 2015 . September 12, 2023 . L'Encre Noir . fr-CA.
  12. Web site: Welcome . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221546/http://www.qhoops.net/articles/article.jsp?aId=755 . December 17, 2013 . October 25, 2012 . QHoops.
  13. Web site: Montoya . John . December 27, 2020 . Examining Vision Eternel's New Record "For Farewell of Nostalgia," as Alexander Julien explains heartbreak . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201228144632/https://idioteq.com/examining-vision-eternels-new-record-for-farewell-of-nostalgia-as-alexander-julien-explains-heartbreak . December 28, 2020 . July 12, 2023 . Idioteq . en-US.
  14. Web site: Campbell . Dave . January 11, 2023 . Triskalyon's Alexander Julien Interview . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111175106/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/triskalyon-s-alexander.htm . January 11, 2023 . July 12, 2023 . Metal Temple . en-US.
  15. News: Gosselin . Janie . Duschene . André . 3 September 2019 . Le journaliste Pierre Nadeau s'éteint à 82 ans . fr . . 6 March 2021 . April 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415215728/https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2019-09-03/le-journaliste-pierre-nadeau-s-eteint-a-82-ans . live .
  16. News: Bilefsky . Dan . August 11, 2018 . A Quebec Comedian Is Happy to Offend in Any Language . The New York Times . NYTimes.com.
  17. Web site: McGregor, Glen . August 9, 2013 . Justin Trudeau moves family to his childhood stomping grounds in Ottawa . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20160105040314/http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/justin-trudeau-moves-family-to-his-childhood-stomping-grounds-in-ottawa . January 5, 2016 . November 20, 2015 . National Post.
  18. Web site: Metaphors in Montreal - a David Gutnick documentary. CBC Radio. Canadian Broadcasting Company. 2016-11-25. 2022-07-29. July 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729220054/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/garrison-keillor-chinese-writer-xue-yiwei-christiane-amanpour-and-librarian-john-pateman-1.3866221/metaphors-in-montreal-a-david-gutnick-documentary-1.3866507?x-eu-country=false. live.
  19. https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3207769 La presse

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