moreMontreal eGuide, Population statistics

• About this guide
• About Montreal
• Preparing your trip to Montreal (1)
• How to get to Montreal (2)
• What you must know once here (3)
•• What you shouldn't miss
•• Everything you must know
•• How to get around
•• Where to get more free information
• What you must do before leaving (4)

Montreal restaurants, hotels, bars, museums and much more.

From Old Montreal to the Plateau and Chinatown, all the information in this guide divided by neighbourhood with maps.

• Street maps
• Public transit
• Consulates (ambassies)
• Weather

Population statistics

There is about 3.4 million in the greater Montreal area (2001) and about 1.8 million on the Island of Montreal alone. On the Island, 54% speak french as their mother tongue, 19% speak english as their mother tongue and 27% speak other languages.

You can find detailed statistical information mainly on these three sites :

the official site of the Ville de Montreal
Statistcs Canada's web site
the site of the Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir

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Last update: 03/05/2008