Côte-des-Neiges (French pronunciation: [kot de nɛːʒ], locally [koʊ̯t de naɪ̯ʒ]) 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.
Côte-des-Neiges | |
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  Côte-des-Neiges Location of Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′36″N 73°36′52″W / 45.47675°N 73.61432°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| Established | 1868 |
| Merged | 1908, 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 97,803 |
| • Density | 8,462.1/km2 (21,917/sq mi) |
| Postal Code | |
| Area code(s) | 514, 438 |
History
editHistorically, 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
editToday, 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
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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
editThe 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
editNotable people
edit- André Bouchard - environmentalist, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges[10]
- Normand Brathwaite - actor and comedian, born in Côte-des-Neiges[11]
- Napoléon Charbonneau - lawyer, lived in Côte-des-Neiges[citation needed]
- John Hamilton Fulton - banker, born in Côte-des-Neiges[citation needed]
- Kris Joseph - basketball player, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges[12]
- Alexander Julien - musician, member of Vision Eternel, born in Côte-des-Neiges[13][14]
- Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet - nun, born in Côte-des-Neiges[citation needed]
- David Ross McCord - lawyer, lived in Côte-des-Neiges[citation needed]
- Pierre Nadeau - journalist, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges[15]
- Léa Roback - trade unionist, died in Côte-des-Neiges[citation needed]
- Sugar Sammy - comedian and actor, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges[16]
- Justin Trudeau - politician, owned a home in Côte-des-Neiges until 2013[17]
- Sophie Grégoire Trudeau - television host, owned a home in Côte-des-Neiges until 2013[17]
- Xue Yiwei - writer, resident in Côte-des-Neiges[18]
- Arthur Yale, politician, cofounder of Plateau-Mount Royal[19]
References
edit- ^ "Profil des 58 districts electoraux 2013".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Côte-des-Neiges" (PDF). Profil de district électoral. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Darlington" (PDF). Profil de district électoral. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Snowdon" (PDF). Profil de district électoral. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Publicité de la Northmount Land". 1698-1998 CÔTE-DES-NEIGES AU FIL DU TEMPS (in French). Archived from the original on July 2, 2004.
- ^ Home page Archived December 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. "L'école des Nations, une école du quartier Côte-des-Neiges,"
- ^ Home page Archived December 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. École Félix-Leclerc. "L'école Félix-Leclerc est une école primaire du quartier Côte-des-Neiges,"
- ^ Home page Archived December 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. École Iona. "Située dans le quartier Côte-des-Neiges,"
- ^ "Les bibliothèques par arrondissement Archived October 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 7, 2014.
- ^ Fine, Philip (May 21, 2010). "Quebec ecologist took a Zen approach to environmental battles". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ Michelot, Pablo (October 15, 2015). "Un premier concert Black pour l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal". L'Encre Noir (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome". QHoops. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ Montoya, John (December 27, 2020). "Examining Vision Eternel's New Record "For Farewell of Nostalgia," as Alexander Julien explains heartbreak". Idioteq. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Dave (January 11, 2023). "Triskalyon's Alexander Julien Interview". Metal Temple. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Gosselin, Janie; Duschene, André (September 3, 2019). "Le journaliste Pierre Nadeau s'éteint à 82 ans". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Bilefsky, Dan (August 11, 2018). "A Quebec Comedian Is Happy to Offend in Any Language". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b McGregor, Glen (August 9, 2013). "Justin Trudeau moves family to his childhood stomping grounds in Ottawa". National Post. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Metaphors in Montreal - a David Gutnick documentary". CBC Radio. Canadian Broadcasting Company. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ La presse Archived February 1, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, 8 mars 1917, jeudi 8 mars 1917, p. 14
External links
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- Town of Montreal, Statistics 2006
- "1698-1998 CÔTE-DES-NEIGES AU FIL DU TEMPS" (in French). La société du troisième centenaire de la Côte-des-Neiges 1698-1998. July 6, 2000. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2012.