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What is the best area of Montr茅al in which to live? |
Travel Info I recently graduated with an undergraduate degree, and plan on moving to Montr茅al, Qu茅bec to both experience the city and be able to speak French on a daily basis, before starting law school the following year. However, I don't know what area of Montr茅al is best! Can anyone give me any advice in terms of the best areas to rent an apartment? Merci d'avance! Any good advice would be greatly appreciated... and 10 points would be given quickly. Travel Tips It all depends on what your budget is. Outremont is an amazing place to live, but expensive. If you can afford it though, go for it. The person above me described it pretty well. Most french people in this part of town are immigrants from France, but there's also other ethnicties as well (I'm one of them :) ). If you can find something close to the metro stations then you have it made. There are two metro stations to look for something: Outremont station and Edouard Mon Petit (which is close to University of Montreal). People here are very friendly, and there's so many coffee shops and restaurants to try from at your doorstep. Also, great for taking walks/jogging/biking and very safe. If you're on a stricter budget, there's Cote Des Neiges, which is very multi cultural, but it's also not the greatest scenery and so on. There's alot of restaurants there as well, that are very affordable too. You have everything you need when you're there, from banks to shops to entertainment and transportation wise it's great, as major bus lines run through there such as the 165/535 and two metro stations: Cote Des Neiges and Plamondon. If you are to look in that sector, look for something closer to CDN metro than Plamondon. There are alot of apartments for rent downtown, but again that depends on your budget... There's Prince Arthur Street and Sherbrooke and Stanley and Peel close to the McGill campus as well. There's alot of students around there and alot to do. Source(s): I live in Montreal Good Luck! try this site: http://www.apartmentsintheworld.com/link... Other Travel Tips St Catherines is best for bars and hookers. By a Supermarket is the Best Place to Live. Never by the Mall. Not all parts of Montreal are as French as others, so since speaking French is your priority, that should be a factor in choosing. If you can afford it, around St-Denis street and Mont-Royal would be a nice combination of speaking French and experiencing the city. Further east (near the Olympic stadium) you'd get a bit more French but less enjoyment on a lower budget; further north or west you might get as much enjoyment but probably less French on a lower budget. Further south (Old Montreal) is also nice and French, but not cheap. And yeah, Ste Catherines is good for hookers and bars. And shopping, but not too many apartments. I'm from Montreal...my parents live in an English enclave on the West Island (near the airport). I've lived in NDG (west, nice and quite English) and on Parc near Van Horne (so north, nice although it's a busy street, very multicultural) It depends on your budget, actually. If you have the dough, The plateau Mont-Royal is very french and awesome to live in; shops, cafes, very european. If you're not very rich, go to the east, maybe around march茅 maisoneuve, or in St-Henri: cheaper, a bit dirtier, but still not that far from downtown by metro (subway). There's also all the area around Universite de Montreal around Queen Mary, but you're farther away from everything. If you like the suburbs life, go to Longueuil or Varennes; they're on the South shore of montreal and agian, not too far from the city by bus or metro. Lastly, if you don't necessarily want to live in a completely French area, look around Jean-Talon metro; still alot of frnech but it's right beside little Italy and there's a huge market for groceries where you'll bump in dozens of different ethnicities in every store. Good luck! |
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