Côte-des-Neiges (, ) is a

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, Canada. It is located at the geographic centre of the

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on the western slope of

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and is part of the borough of

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, ) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Côte-des-Neiges a ...

History

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. In 1876, land owner and farmer

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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 The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

. Geographically it was bordered by Decelles Avenue to the north east and the

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (french: Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) is a rural cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was founded in 1854. The entrance and the grounds run ...

to the south east, Westmount to the southwest and situated on the confluence of

Côte-des-Neiges Road Côte-des-Neiges Road (officially in french: chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges) is a street in Montreal, home to Plaza Côte-des-Neiges. It is served by Métro Côte-des-Neiges and two bus lanes. BIXI bike rental is also available. It extends from t ...

and

Queen Mary Road Queen Mary Road (officially in french: chemin Queen-Mary) is an east-west road located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Queen Mary Road crosses the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace and the town of Hampstead and is located on the north ...

. It was one of the last areas of the city of Montreal to be developed and urbanized. Up until

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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 Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (french: Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit ...

, was once used regularly by the Montreal Ski Club into the 1940s.

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,

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(

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), South Asian (

Tamils The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar ( ta, தமிழர், Tamiḻar, translit-std=ISO, in the singular or ta, தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, translit-std=ISO, label=none, in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Dravi ...

and

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), 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

Bibliotheque interculturelle de Cote-des-Neiges

The ''

Centre de services scolaire de Montréal The Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM, "5 Montreal school district of 15") is one of three French-language school service centres located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, appointed by the Ministry of Education. The CSSDM operates 129 e ...

'' (CSSDM) operates Francophone public schools. For instance: * École primaire des Nations * École primaire Félix-Leclerc * École primaire Iona The

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(EMSB) operates Anglophone public schools. The

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operates the Côte-des-Neiges library and the ''Bibliothèque interculturelle''. The main campus of

and its two schools HÉC Montréal and

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are located within the neighbourhood.

Points of interest

The most notable institutions in Côte-des-Neiges are

Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf , motto_translation = I chose the path of truth , established = , type = Private secondary school and Collegiate , religious_affiliation = Non-denominational, formerly Jesuit , endowment = , dean ...

, Saint-Justine's Hospital, the

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, St. Mary's Hospital,

Plaza Côte-des-Neiges This is a list of small shopping centres in the island of Montreal. Baie d'Urfé Plaza Baie d'Urfé Plaza Baie d'Urfé is a small strip mall located in Baie d'Urfé, Quebec, Canada on 90 Morgan Street across from Quebec Autoroute 20. The shopp ...

, and

(the large domed basilica, perched above the neighbourhood, which is by far its most important tourist attraction).

Metro stations

* Orange Line **

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** Côte-Sainte-Catherine ** Plamondon **

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** De La Savane * Blue Line **

Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges (, ) 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. Cô ...

** Université-de-Montréal ** Édouard-Montpetit

Notable people

André Bouchard André Bouchard (January 26, 1946 – 4 March 2010) was a Canadian ecologist and environmentalist who spent most of his career at Université de Montréal (UdeM) and the Montreal Botanical Garden. His specialties included landscape ecology ...

- environmentalist, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges *

Normand Brathwaite Normand Brathwaite (born August 27, 1958) is a Quebec comedian, movie and television actor, radio and television host and musician. He is known for hosting television variety shows for over 10 years, including ''Piment Fort'' as well as the Montr ...

- actor and comedian, born in Côte-des-Neiges *

Napoléon Charbonneau Napoléon Charbonneau (February 12, 1853 – August 31, 1916) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Côte-des-Neiges, Canada East, the son of Augustin Charbonneau and Julienne Dufort, Charbonneau studied law in the office ...

- lawyer, lived in Côte-des-Neiges *

John Hamilton Fulton John Hamilton Fulton (November 12, 1869 - September 26, 1927) was president of National Park Bank from 1922 to 1927. Biography He was born on November 12, 1869, in Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Scottish parents. When he was 17 ...

- banker, born in Côte-des-Neiges *

Kris Joseph Kristopher Carlos Joseph (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 2008 to 2012. He wa ...

- basketball player, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges * Alexander Julien - musician, member of

Vision Eternel Vision Eternel is a Canadian-American ambient rock band. Formed by guitarist Alexander Julien in Edison, New Jersey, United States in January 2007, the band eventually relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 2007. The musical group's s ...

, born in Côte-des-Neiges * Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet - nun, born in Côte-des-Neiges *

David Ross McCord David Ross McCord, KC (18 March 1844 – 12 April 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and philanthropic founder of the McCord Museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Life and career McCord was born in Montreal to a family of lawyers and businessmen of ...

- lawyer, lived in Côte-des-Neiges *

Pierre Nadeau Pierre Nadeau (19 December 19363 September 2019) was a Canadian journalist, television presenter and producer. He began in journalism as a radio reporter in 1956, inspired by his father's work with Radio-Canada. He interned at the Office de Ra ...

- journalist, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges *

Léa Roback Léa Roback (3 November 1903 – 28 August 2000) was a Canadian trade union organizer, social activist, pacifist, and feminist. She campaigned against exclusion, violence, racism and injustice. A polyglot and a suffragist, she was a pioneer of ...

- trade unionist, died in Côte-des-Neiges *

Sugar Sammy Samir Khullar (born 29 February 1976), better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer from Montreal, Quebec. Being fluently quadrilingual, his is comedy routines are delivered in English and French, an ...

- comedian and actor, grew up in Côte-des-Neiges *

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since ...

- politician, owned a home in Côte-des-Neiges until 2013 *

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (; born April 24, 1975), also known as Sophie Grégoire, is a Canadian retired television host. She is married to the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. She is involved in charity work, social work, and pub ...

- television host, owned a home in Côte-des-Neiges until 2013 *

Xue Yiwei Xue Yiwei (, born in 1964) is a Chinese-born Canadian author. His hometown is Changsha, Hunan, and his birthplace was Chenzhou in the same province. He attended the Beijing University of Aeronautics (now Beihang University) in a computer scien ...

- writer, resident in Côte-des-Neiges * Arthur Yale, politician, cofounder of Plateau-Mount RoyalLa presse
8 mars 1917, jeudi 8 mars 1917, p. 14

References

External links

Town of Montreal, Statistics 2006
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cote-Des-Neiges Neighbourhoods in Montreal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce