Côte-des-Neiges

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Côte-des-Neiges is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on the west side of Mount Royal.

Historically, the original settlement, the Village of Côte-des-Neiges, was founded in 1862 and annexed by Montreal in two parts in 1908 and 1910. Geographically it was bordered by Avenue Decelles to the north east and the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges to the south east, Westmount to the southwest and situated on the confluence of Chemin De La Côte-des-Neiges and Chemin Queen Mary. Up until World War II it remained a village surrounded by working farms to the north and west. A ski hill to the south, at the foot of the mountain and present day Saint Joseph's Oratory, was once used regularly by the Montreal Ski Club into the 1940s. Presently the neighbourhood, part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, is home to Saint Joseph's Oratory.

Côte-des-Neiges is often considered the most multi-cultural neighbourhood of Montreal, featuring large communities of Asian, West Indies and Jewish residents in particular.