Fun fact 2 about Montreal
city
The French settlers named their new town Ville Marie, meaning 'City of Mary', in honor of the Virgin Mary.
Montreal
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Montreal
Canada
Country
Canada
Population
1.8M
Coordinates
45.50, -73.57
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built.
From the “Etymology and original names” section
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