Montreal skyline, January 2003

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Coat of arms Nickname: 5-1-4, MTL, City of Saints Motto: Concordia Salus ("well-being through harmony")

Location of Montreal in Quebec Coordinates: 45°30'N 73°40'W? / ?45.5, -73.667 Country Canada Province Quebec Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay  - Language French (official) Area [1][2][3]  - City 365.13 km² (140.98 sq mi)  - Urban 1,677 km² (647 sq mi)  - Metro 4,259 km² (1,644 sq mi) Highest elevation 233 m (764 ft) Lowest elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (2006)[1][2][3]  - City 1,854,442 (Ranked 2nd)  - Density 4,439/km² (11,496/sq mi)  - Urban 3,316,615  - Metro 3,635,571  - Demonym Montrealer (English), Montréalais / Montréalaise (French) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)  - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal code span H Area code(s) (514) and (438) Website: Ville de Montréal Montreal, or Montréal in French,[4] (pronounced /?m?~?e'al/ (help·info) in Quebec French, pronounced /?m?ntri?'??l/ (help·info) in Canadian English, and /?m?~?e'al/ (help·info) in European French) was the largest city in Canada up until the 70's and is now the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), some historians think the city takes its present name from the Mont Réal (as it was pronounced in Middle French,[5] or Mont Royal / Mount Royal in present French), the three-head hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located.[6][7] The official language of Montreal is French as defined by the city's charter.[8][9] It is among the five largest French-speaking cities in the world. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, 1,620,693 people resided in the city of Montreal proper.[1] The population of the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (also known as Greater Montreal Area) was 3,635,571 at the same 2006 census. In the census metropolitan area, French is the language most spoken at home by 70.5% of the population (as of 2006 census).[10] In 2007, Montreal was ranked as the 10th cleanest city in the world.[11]