HomeMontrealFacts & Figures about Montreal Facts & Figures about Montreal Location ContinentNorth America CountryCanada ProvinceQuébec (QC) CityMontréal Local name Montréal Coordinates 45:30:00N 73:34:48W Altitude 57m / 187ft Info Flag Year founded 1642 Currency Canadian dollar (CAD) Language French Timezone Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5 Population Visitors 11 100 000 (2019) Source: mtl.org City Population 1 762 949 (2021) 1 704 694 (2016) 1 649 519 (2011) 1 620 693 (2006) 1 584 400 (2001) Metro Population 4 291 732 (2021) 4 104 074 (2016) 3 824 221 (2011) 3 635 556 (2006) Source: Statistics Canada