Côte-des-Neiges

Côte-des-Neiges
—  Neighbourhood  —
Nickname(s): CDN, Uptown
Chemin De La Côte-des-Neiges in Côte-des-Neiges
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 / 45.47675; -73.61432Coordinates: 45°28′36″N 73°36′52″W / 45.47675°N 73.61432°W / 45.47675; -73.61432
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Borough	Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Côte-des-Neiges (English: Hill of snow) is a working class neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, situated at the geographic center of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal. The neighbourhood is part of the borough Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It is also known as Uptown by some of its residents.^{[citation needed]}

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. 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, 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.

Today, the neighborhood has a large immigrant and student population, and is the of the most densely populated and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Canada and is the most populated borough in Montreal.^[1] With over 100 different ethnic communities, predominantly: Quebecois, Filipino, West Indian (Black Canadians), South Asian (Tamils and Bengalis), Jewish, Latin American, Iranian, Chinese, Arab, Vietnamese and most recently Eastern European and African. 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 multi-lingual speakers. The most notable institutions in Côte-des-Neiges are Université de Montréal, College Brebeuf, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, the Jewish General Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Plaza 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

Orange Line Snowdon Côte-Sainte-Catherine Plamondon Namur De La Savane

Blue Line Snowdon Côte-des-Neiges Université-de-Montréal Édouard-Montpetit

References

• Town of Montreal, Statistics 2006

1. ^ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATISTIQUES_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/C%D4TE-DES-NEIGES%96NOTRE-DAME-DE-GR%C2CE_AVRIL09_2.PDF