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Côte-des-Neiges/ Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Population: 171,395

Area: 20 km2

Côte-des-Neiges is a neighbourhood of MontrealQuebecCanada. 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.

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[edit]

Bibliothèque interculturelle de Côte-des-Neiges

The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates Francophone public schools. For instance:

  • École primaire des Nations[6]
  • École primaire Félix-Leclerc[7]
  • École primaire Iona[8]

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]

Points of interest[edit]

The most notable institutions in Côte-des-Neiges are Université de MontréalCollege BrebeufCentre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, the Jewish General HospitalSt. Mary's HospitalPlaza Côte-des-Neiges and Saint Joseph's Oratory, whose large domed cathedral perched above the neighbourhood is by far its most important tourist attraction.

Metro stations[edit]

 


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