Montréal—A Touch of Europe in North America

The City

Montréal is the largest bilingual city in North America known for its distinct culture and international cuisine. Recognized as the world's second-largest French-speaking metropolis in North America—where English is also commonly spoken—it is a city of international repute. Montréal is also a popular tourism destination because of its beauty and nightlife.

Montréal, unlike many other metropolitan cities, offers approximately 1000 parks for leisure or excursion that are accessible throughout the city. The infamous Mount-Royal Park, a Montréal landmark, is a creation of Frederic Olmsted, an American landscape artist renowned for designing Central Park in New York City. Mount-Royal Park’s two lookouts offer magnificent views over the city. The park is easily reached via public transportation or car and can be explored via an extensive network of bicycle and walking paths.

Location

The city of Montréal is strategic entryway to the rest of Canada and a short distance away to major cities in the United States of America. The Greater Montréal area is only one hour by air from New York, Boston and Toronto and only two hours from Chicago.

Montréal is located at 45 degrees north latitude and 74 degrees west longitude, on the same axis as New York City and at the same latitude as Bordeaux, France. Ideally located on the St. Lawrence River, the Greater Montréal area has always been a key transportation hub between Europe and North America.

The population of the Montréal area is nearly 3.3 million people.