Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield is a town in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located on the Île de Montréal west of Montreal. The city has an area of 11.01 km ² and has 19,505 inhabitants ( 2011).
Geography
Beaconsfield is located in the west of the Île de Montréal in the region of West Iceland, on the north shore of Lac Saint- Louis. The municipality is bordered on the west by Baie- d'Urfe, in the northwest of Sainte -Anne -de- Bellevue, on the north by Kirkland and on the east by Pointe- Claire. The city center of Montreal is about 22 kilometers away.
History
The first settlement in the municipality was created 1698th In 1910, the founding of the church took place. It is named after Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield and Prime Minister of Great Britain. Like other municipalities in the western part of the island possesses Beaconsfield has always been an above-average number of English residents.
On 1 January 2002 27 municipalities were merged on the island of Montreal. Especially in communities with a high proportion of English speakers was stirring resistance, since this measure was ordered by the provincial government of the separatist Parti Québécois. As of 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec, the government and promised to make the municipal mergers reversed. On 20 July 2004 referendums were held in 22 former municipalities. In Beaconsfield to 80.4 % of eligible participants were in favor of the separation. The community was re-established on 1 January 2006, but was forced to cede to the Association of Municipalities numerous competencies.
Population
According to the 2011 census counted 19,505 inhabitants Beaconsfield, which corresponds to a population density of 1771.6 inh. / Km ². 54.1 % of the population reported English as the main language, the proportion of French was 24.1 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 2.4%, to other languages and multiple responses accounted for 19.4 % ( including 2.5% Italian and 1.7% depending Spanish German ). Only 20.8% spoke English, only French 2.2%. In 2001, 52.4 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 26.7 % Protestant and 11.3 % no religious affiliation.
Traffic
Two highways intersect the city area at a distance of a little more than one kilometer, the Autoroute 20 between Montreal and Toronto, as well as the Autoroute 40 toward Ottawa. An important cross-connection is the Boulevard Saint -Charles Sainte- Geneviève. The city has two railway stations on the main railway line Montreal - Toronto ( Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire ); it operate AMT commuter trains from Montreal station Lucien- Vaudreuil - Dorion L'Allier after. Several bus lines of the Société de transport de Montréal establish connections with neighboring communities.