Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
Deux- Montagnes is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the administrative region of Laurentides, about 30 kilometers west of Montreal. Deux- Montagnes is the administrative headquarters of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Deux- Montagnes, has an area of 6.16 km ² and has 17 552 inhabitants ( 2011).
Geography
Deux- Montagnes is located on the north shore of Lac des Deux Montagnes, more precisely at its outflow into the Rivière des Mille Îles, one of the estuaries of the Ottawa River. On the opposite side of the river lies the Île Jésus, across the lake, the Ile Bizard - both islands in the Hochelaga Archipelago. Neighboring communities are Saint- Eustache in the north, Sainte -Marthe -sur -le- Lac in the West, the Montreal borough of L' Île- Bizard -Sainte -Geneviève in the south ( on the Ile Bizard ) and Laval in the east ( on Île Jésus ).
History
The current urban area was originally part of Saint -Eustache and initially largely uninhabited. Although 1837 was the first house on a plot of land on the lake shore, but a brisk building activity began only one around 1910. The two years later opened a post office was known as the Jonction -Bel -Air. In 1921, when the new settlement was one of nearly 300 residents, was founded the town of Saint -Eustache -sur -le- Lac, by cession of territory of Saint- Eustache. 1958 was the church the city status in 1963, it was renamed in Deux Montagnes - the two eponymous hill (French " deux montagnes " ) a few kilometers to the west lie further at Oka.
Population
According to the 2011 census counted Deux- Montagnes 17 552 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 2849.4 inh. / Km ². 76.2 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 15.7 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 1.4%, to other languages and multiple responses accounted for 6.7%. Only 37.3% spoke French. In 2001, 83.0 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 9.5% Protestant, and 4.7% non-denominational.
Traffic
Parallel to the lake and river banks the main road Route 344 runs on the western outskirts Autoroute 640 runs; this highway, which begins in the neighboring Sainte -Marthe -sur -le- Lac, the metropolitan Montreal / Laval travels around the north and ends at Repentigny. There are two railway stations within the city limits, Grand -Moulin and Deux- Montagnes. The latter node of public transport and the western terminus of a railway line suburb of Agence métropolitaine de transport is to Montreal. Run from the Deux -Montagnes train station open several bus lines of the company CIT Laurentides the city and the neighboring communities. There are two bridges on the Île Jésus, but these serve only the railways, or pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Pictures
Maison Baudouin
Maison Berthelet
Petite école jaune ( cultural )