Beaconsfield, Quebec


Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Incorporated in 1910, named in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and close confidant of Queen Victoria, the city's historical roots go back as far as 1698. It is part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a prestigious residential community located on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, bordered on the west by Baie-D'Urfé, north by Kirkland and east by Pointe-Claire. Beaconsfield, in its current form, was developed as a cottage community by affluent Montreal residents. Over the decades, the city has transformed from summer homes, to year-round residents, and has flourished.
The population of Beaconsfield, as of the Canada 2016 Census, is 19,324. While the population is predominantly anglophone, 77% of residents speak both official languages of Canada. Most residents live in single-family homes, though there are residents of townhouses and apartment buildings.
As part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal Beaconsfield and neighbouring Baie-D'Urfé became the borough of Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé and were merged into the city of Montreal. After a change of government, and the 2004 referendum, both Baie-D'Urfé and Beaconsfield voted to de-merge from Montreal. On January 1, 2006, they were reconstituted as independent municipalities. They still remain part of the urban agglomeration of Montreal.

Government

The current mayor of Beaconsfield is Georges Bourelle. The city is currently served by six councillors:
  1. Dominique Godin
  2. Karen Messier
  3. Robert Mercuri
  4. David Newell
  5. Roger Moss
  6. Al Gardner
The last Municipal Election was held on November 2017.

Demographics

LanguageKnowledge of official languagesFirst official language spokenMother tongueLanguage spoken most often at home
English19.96%68.29%53.09%68.19%
French2.25%25.45%23.30%18.75%
English and French77.11%5.59%2.14%2.01%
Non official language0.70%0.65%19.83%8.37%
English and non-official language0.83%1.80%
French and non-official language0.31%0.20%
English, French and non-official language0.47%0.65%

Sports & Recreation

Beaconsfield has quality facilities in order to meet the needs of its population. Many of Beaconsfield's social, cultural and athletic programs are made possible by a long-standing tradition of responsible government and citizen involvement.
Education in Beaconsfield, as common in the Montreal area, is operated by school boards divided linguistically. There is separate boards for instruction in English and French.

Francophone

The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys operates Francophone public schools in Beaconsfield.
Francophone primary schools:
Francophone special purpose school:
The Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone public schools in Beaconsfield.
Anglophone vocational Education:
Anglophone adult Education:
Anglophone secondary schools:
Anglophone primary schools:
Beaconsfield is served by the Réseau de transport métropolitain train system, with two stations, Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire, on the Vaudreuil-Hudson line which ends in downtown Montreal. The city is also served by Société de transport de Montréal bus lines 200, 201, 211, 217, 221, 354, 361, 382, 401, 405, 411, and 425. Beaconsfield is also served directly by one major highway, Highway 20 with two exits in Beaconsfield, exit 45 at Avenue Woodland, and exit 48 at Boulevard St-Charles. Access to Beaconsfield is also possible from the Highway 40, exit Boulevard St-Charles - south.

Notable residents

Spanning the decade between 1995 and 2006 multiple homicides and murder-suicides took place inside homes that were all within a half a kilometre of each other.