Westmount

Also known as Westmount, Quebec, Westmount, QC

Westmount () is a city on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Enclaved by the city of Montreal, it had a population of 19,658 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Westmount
Settlement.official_name: City of Westmount
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Upper Westmount.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Upper Westmount and Westmount Summit seen from King George Park.
Settlement.image_shield: Blason ville ca Westmount.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x90px
Settlement.motto: Robur meum civium fides (Latin for: "My strength is the faithfulness of my citizens")
Settlement.image_map: Carte localisation Île de Montréal - Westmont.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location on the Island of Montreal
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Southern Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in southern Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Montreal

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Merger with Montreal
Geography
Cityscape
Parks
Westmount Park
Demographics
Government
Municipal
Former mayors
Provincial and Federal
Sports
Education
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people
Fiction
See also
References
External links

Westmount () is a city on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Enclaved by the city of Montreal, it had a population of 19,658 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public library and a number of parks, including Westmount Park, King George Park (also known as Murray Hill Park) and Westmount Summit. The city operates its own electricity distribution company Westmount Light & Power (Hydro-Westmount). The city is also the location of two Canadian Forces Primary Reserve units: The Royal Montreal Regiment and 34th Signals Regiment.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westmount” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.