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Mount Royal (French: Mont-Royal, officially Town of Mount Royal, French: Ville de Mont-Royal, abbreviated TMR, French: VMR) is an affluent on-island suburban town located on the northwest side of the eponymous Mount Royal, northwest of Downtown Montreal, on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Town of Mount Royal covers an area of 7.43 km² and has a population of 21,439 (Gazette officielle du Québec, 2023). Both French and English are widely spoken. Not being a major tourist destination, the Town focuses instead on the exceptionally high-quality services it delivers to its inhabitants, known locally as Townies.
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- Model City of Mount Royal National Historic Site of Canada
The Town of Mount Royal is an irregularly shaped community surrounded by the city of Montreal. It consists of two distinct sections, one primarily industrial and the other primarily residential. The original community was roughly rectangular, with three main arterial roads (Laird, Graham and Canora) meeting in the middle. The layout of Washington, ...
Like the rest of Montreal Island, the area now referred to as the Town of Mount Royal was likely inhabited by Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people in the centuries before European colonization. Located on the opposite side of Mount Royal from the St. Lawrence River, it was not part of the original settlements that led to the creation of Ville-Marie...
The government of Canadarecognized the original Town of Mount Royal as a national historic site in 2008. There were many reasons for this recognition, though most related to the town’s architectural heritage value. The Town of Mount Royal uniquely blends several distinct urban planning concepts from the early 20th century, including the Garden City...
Based on an urban plan developed in 1912, more than a century ago, and inspired by then cutting-edge movements – a plan from which the Town has essentially never wavered – Mount Royal was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008.
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, founded by Saint Brother André, is a Catholic shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph. Place of expression of faith, prayer, healing and peace, the Oratory welcomes pilgrims and visitors in a spirit of openness and compassion.
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Town of Mount Royal is a suburban town located on the Island of Montreal. In 2008, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. The town celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012. ‘Centennial Square’ designated Historic Sites and Monuments Act (RSC., 1985, c H-4 ).
